{"issue_text":"Whether the accused are entitled to the transcript of Mr. Chinamasa's trial","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"State refuses to provide transcript, claiming irrelevance"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the accused are entitled to witness statements from the police docket","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Accused seek statements made by witnesses on 16 January 2006 to 15 March 2006"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the accused are entitled to police diary logs for the period 16 January 2006 to 15 March 2006","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Accused requested police diary logs but provided no legal basis"}
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Background
The accused persons, facing a charge of attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice, applied for disclosure of documents from the State. The State had already provided transcripts of previous proceedings but refused to provide the transcript of the trial of Mr. Chinamasa and certain witness statements and police diary logs. The court found that while the accused were entitled to witness statements subject to limitations, they were not entitled to the police diary logs as of right.
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