Reports are being received that the three remaining political prisoners being held by the State have just been released. This has not yet been confirmed.

They are:-

MDC officials Ghandi Mudzingwa and Chris Dhlamini, and freelance journalist Shadreck Manyere.

Credits:   Cape Argus.

The last three Zimbabwean political prisoners were released from detention
late on Friday. Shadreck Manyere, a freelance photojournalist, was held in
the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison for nearly four months,
accused of terrorism. Ghandi Mudzingwa, formerly Prime Minister Morgan
Tsvangirai’s personal assistant, was released from hospital where he had
been admitted after numerous court actions. Chris Dlamini, director of
security in Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was also
released. He had to be referred to hospital to have his ear reattached after
long periods of assault and torture in detention. Mudzingwa, who has also
told various courts he was tortured in custody, became critically ill in
Chikurubi. Prison authorities had to transfer him to a private clinic, under
heavy guard, after human rights lawyers warned he could die in custody.