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Harare High Court
UNKNOWN (Applicant is a freelance journalist and documentary film-maker, Respondent is the State)
HH 427-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
1 January 2021
Citation
HH 427-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 427
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
CHIKOWERO J
Full Bench
CHIKOWERO J
Areas of Law
Criminal ProcedureBail Law
Keywords
Bail conditions alterationPassport releaseTravel for journalismSouth Africa
Tags
Bail conditionsPassport surrenderTravel restrictionsJournalism
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Procedure & Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure & Evidence Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court should alter bail conditions to allow applicant to travel to South Africa for journalism event","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Bail conditions, invitation letter, previous compliance"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Applicant, a freelance journalist and documentary film-maker, was admitted to bail on three separate criminal matters involving alleged contraventions of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act. He applied to alter his bail conditions to travel to South Africa to deliver a keynote address at a journalism event on 14 August 2021.
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