STATEMENT 1

BULAWAYO CENTRAL C.R 1018/06/04
RIMAU KAMWAZA N.R 63-915017 T 63
AGE : 31YRS.

States:-
1. I reside at house number 1,6th Avenue Rose Camp and I am currently attached to Police
Reaction Group , which is based at Drill Hall , Bulawayo .I am stationed at Njube police station.
2. I know the accuseds persons , numbering eleven only in connection with this case.
3. On Saturday 19th June 2004 at around 1320 hours I was on patrol duty in uniform in town in the company of Sergeants Charinya and Ngandu . At that we came across a group of the accused persons toy-toying and singing at the corner of 8th Avenue and fife street .The accused were moving towards the northen direction and the group was so disorderly that some were on the pavement and others were on the road.
4. We saw that the actions of the accused persons was disturbing the smooth flow of both traffic and pedestrians and also causing much confusion to the general public. People were being disturbed of their normal activities as they gave way to the accused persons.
5. We stopped our vehicle and ordered the accused persons to stop and we then arrested them . I could not hear what the accuseds were saying in their singing since the vehicle was moving.
6. After having arrested the accuseds we took them to Donnington Police station .

Signed ….RIMAU KAMWAZA
Recorded on 21 / 06/04
TIME : 0930 Hrs
At :C.I.D LAW AND ORDER BYO
BY :D.A.INSP SAMAKANDE

STATEMENT 2

BULAWAYO CENTRAL C.R 1018 /06/04
CHARINYA CHARINYA N.R 12-047041 J 12
RES : No.2 Provost Building Rose Camp Byo
BUS :Z.R.P Hillside

1. I am a male aldult aged 32years residing at the mentioned address. I am employed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police and stationed at Hillside police station . Presently I am attached to Police Reaction Group based at Drill Hall.
2. I know the accused persons only in connection with this case.
3. On the 19th June 2004 I was on duty and in Uniform in the company of Sergeants Rimau And Ngandu. At around 1320 hours we saw the accused persons singing and toy-toying at the corner of 8th Avenue and Fife street . I did not get what they were singing .The group was so disorderly as some were blocking the pavement preventing other people from walking and others were on the side of the road disturbing the smooth movement of traffic .They were moving in the northen direction.
4. We saw that the actions of the accused persons was disturbing the smooth flow of both traffic and pedestrians and also causing confusion to the general public. People were being disturbed of their normal activities as they gave way to the accused persons.
5. We then stopped them and arrested them . I did not hear what they were saying in their singing .We then took them to Donnington Police Station.

Signed: CHARINYA .CHARINYA
Recorded on 21/06/04
Time 0956 Hours
At : C.I.D Law &Order Byo
By : D.A.Insp Samakande

CHARGES:

BULAWAYO CENTRAL 1018/06/04 4196-4206/04

BULAWAYO
TREDGOLD

SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE

C/S 3(2)(g) of this misc : offence act chapt 09:15:
ENCUMBERS OR OBSTRUCTS THE FREE PASSAGE ALONG ANY STREET ,ROAD ,THOROUGHFARE ,SIDEWALK OR PAVEMENT.

In that on the 19th June 2004 and at the corner of Fife Street and 3th Avenue the accuseds as listed on the schedule to the charge sheet ,one or more of them unlawfully marched in the street , singing and running in a mob along the pavements thereby obstructing the free passage along any street , road ,sidewalks or pavements……

ALT: C/S 7(c) OF THE MISC OFFENCES ACT CHAPT 09:15:
EMPLOY ANY MEANS LIKELY MATERIALLY TO INTERFERE WITH THE ORDINARY COMFORT ,CONVINIENT ,PEACE OR QUIET OF THE PUBLIC:

In that on the 19th June 2004 and at the corner of Fife street and 8th avenue Bulawayo the accuseds as listed on the (charge sheet) schedule to the charge sheet ,one or more of them unlawfully marched in the streets, singing and running in a mob likely materially to interfere with the ordinary comfort ,convenient ,peace or quiet of the public or which are likely adversely to affect the safety of the public or is likely to lead to a breach of the peace or create a nuisance or obstruction…………………….