Lawyers for 46 people facing treason charges for allegedly plotting an Egyptian-style uprising in Zimbabwe said Thursday that some members of the group were tortured by police. Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi ordered the suspects to be held in detention to reappear Monday, saying only a higher court was empowered to free them on bail on treason charges punishable by death.
Police escort a group of 46 arrested Zimbabwean activists into a Magistrates Court in Harare, February 24, 2011. The activists were arrested on allegations of plotting protests against long-serving President Robert Mugabe similar to those that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
Police officers stand guard over a group of 46 arrested activists outside a magistrates' court in Harare February 23, 2011. The activists were arrested on allegations of plotting protests against long-serving President Robert Mugabe similar to those that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
Police escort a group of 46 arrested Zimbabwean activists into a Magistrates Court in Harare, February 24, 2011. The activists were arrested on allegations of plotting protests against long-serving President Robert Mugabe similar to those that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
Police stand guard over a group of 46 arrested activists outside a magistrates' court in Harare February 23, 2011. The activists were arrested on allegations of plotting protests against long-serving President Robert Mugabe similar to those that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
One of the 45 human rights activists arrested with former opposition lawmaker Munyaradzi Gwisai, head of the local branch of the International Socialist Organization, sticks his hand out from a prison truck after been remanded in custody in Harare, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Lawyers for 46 people facing treason charges for allegedly plotting an Egyptian-style uprising in Zimbabwe said Thursday that some members of the group were tortured by police. Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi ordered the suspects to be held in detention to reappear Monday, saying only a higher court was empowered to free them on bail on treason charges punishable by death.
Police escort a group of 46 arrested Zimbabwean activists into a Magistrates Court in Harare, February 24, 2011. The activists were arrested on allegations of plotting protests against long-serving President Robert Mugabe similar to those that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
Police escort a group of 46 arrested activists into a magistrates' court in Harare February 23, 2011. The activists were arrested on allegations of plotting protests against long-serving President Robert Mugabe similar to those that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia, police said on Monday.
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