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Viewing cable 09HARARE332, LAST 3 ABDUCTEES RELEASED, AGAINST GOZ WISHES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09HARARE332 2009-04-21 13:22 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Harare 
VZCZCXRO5123
OO RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHSB #0332 1111322
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 211322Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4405
INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
RUEHAR/AMEMBASSY ACCRA 2786
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 2906
RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 1351
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 2171
RUEHDK/AMEMBASSY DAKAR 2536
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 2954
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 5395
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
RHMFISS/EUCOM POLAD VAIHINGEN GE
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 2080
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
 
UNCLAS HARARE 000332 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
AF/S FOR B. WALCH 
DRL FOR N. WILETT 
ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU 
ADDIS ABABA FOR ACSS 
STATE PASS TO NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR MICHELLE GAVIN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
SUBJECT: LAST 3 ABDUCTEES RELEASED, AGAINST GOZ WISHES 
 
REF: A. HARARE 29 
     B. HARARE 18 
     C. 08 HARARE 1121 
     D. 08 HARARE 1029 
 
1.  (U) On Friday April 17, journalist Andrisson Shadreck 
Manyere, Tsvangirai advisor Gandhi Mudzingwa, and Chris 
(Kisimu) Dhlamini were released on US$1,000 bail.  The three 
men were abducted between October and December 2008 and are 
charged, along with four others, of bombing several Zimbabwe 
police stations in 2008.  On April 9, High Court Justice 
Charles Hungwe granted the men bail, but the State blocked 
their release by notifying the Judge they intended to appeal. 
 Since the State failed to file the actual appeal within 
seven days, the men were released on bail on April 17. 
 
2. (U) Approximately 29 others were reported abducted between 
October and December; seven are believed to still be missing 
(reftels).  No one is sure where they are -- they may be 
dead, in State custody, or in hiding in South Africa or 
elsewhere.  All political detainees whose whereabouts were 
known have now been released. 
 
3. (U) Trial dates have been set for some the other 
abductees, who are divided into three trials: 
 
-- June 8: Some of those accused of recruiting insurgents: 
Fidelis Chiramba, Concilia Chinanzvavana, Emmanuel 
Chinanzvavana, Pieta Kaseke, Violet Mupfuranhehwe, and Collen 
Mutemagau 
 
-- June 29: The "bombers": Chris Dhlamini, Gandhi Mudzingwa, 
Andrisson Manyere, Zachariah Nkomo, Regis Mujeyi, and Mapfumo 
Garutsa 
 
-- July 20: The remaining recruiters: Jestina Mukoko, 
Broderick Takawira, and Audrey Zimbudzana 
 
4. (SBU) COMMENT: While new incidents of politically 
motivated arrests and abductions have declined sharply, these 
ongoing cases demonstrate that the office of Attorney General 
Johannes Tomana is not turning a new page.  The ongoing 
mystery of the whereabouts of the other seven MDC activists 
reported abducted over four months ago has steadily fallen 
from public view.  We are grateful that all of the abductees 
confirmed in State custody have finally been released -- even 
if it comes as a result of a technicality -- but remain 
concerned that they continue to face these serious, trumped 
up charges that Tomana shows no sign of dropping.  END 
COMMENT. 
 
MCGEE