Comments on: State Witness In Bennett’s Trial Denies Torture Allegations http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/news/state-witness-in-bennetts-trial-denies-torture-allegations/ “If We Didn’t Tell You, Who Would? Wait, Don’t Answer That…” Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:24:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Mthwakazi http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/news/state-witness-in-bennetts-trial-denies-torture-allegations/comment-page-1/#comment-17846 Mthwakazi Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:09 +0000 http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/?p=11800#comment-17846 Here is a powerful defence stratergy. They will keep this constable or whatever his rank in the ZANU Police is on the stand for a long time and all the time focus on Hitchmanns trial and not Bennet. This poor guy will continue to tell a lie here, half truth there, outright falsehood there and irrelevant information all the time. By the time Hitchmann comes to rubbish the whole state case, his intervention will be irrelevant as these fake witnesses to a fake crime would have told the court who the criminal are. Its a pity poor Hitchmann will not be able to benefit from the evidence which will also prove that he was sentenced for a crime he never committed. Here is a powerful defence stratergy. They will keep this constable or whatever his rank in the ZANU Police is on the stand for a long time and all the time focus on Hitchmanns trial and not Bennet. This poor guy will continue to tell a lie here, half truth there, outright falsehood there and irrelevant information all the time. By the time Hitchmann comes to rubbish the whole state case, his intervention will be irrelevant as these fake witnesses to a fake crime would have told the court who the criminal are. Its a pity poor Hitchmann will not be able to benefit from the evidence which will also prove that he was sentenced for a crime he never committed.

]]> By: M MUGABE http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/news/state-witness-in-bennetts-trial-denies-torture-allegations/comment-page-1/#comment-17833 M MUGABE Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:46:22 +0000 http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/?p=11800#comment-17833 Falsified Evidence The falsification of evidence is used either to convict an innocent person or to solidify the conviction of a guilty person. In Bennet trial police were found adding more weapons to make the case serious, and what else did they do to justify the persecution of Roy Bennet. What is surprising with the prosecution is that they accepted tempered evidence to be presented in the trial let only the judge is witnessing the circus. There are also those who choose to tamper the evidence in order to avoid the long and thorough process of collecting accurate data. There are reported instances when the police manipulate a crime scene by placing a gun for them to justify a shoot out. This is the reason why the handling of evidence in the process of investigation should carefully follow the correct process of the chain of custody. It is important to make sure that there is only a few numbers of people as possible who will handle and keep the evidence and what was the role of the army and the CIO. Further questions need to be asked as follows: o Is this the right was to spend tax payers money? o With doctored evidence how will the prosecution proceed?, o Makone indicated that it was the work of his junior but responsibility remains with him, o This is a conduct issue, will the defence issue a writs on the police for misleading the state, Falsified Evidence
The falsification of evidence is used either to convict an innocent person or to solidify the conviction of a guilty person. In Bennet trial police were found adding more weapons to make the case serious, and what else did they do to justify the persecution of Roy Bennet. What is surprising with the prosecution is that they accepted tempered evidence to be presented in the trial let only the judge is witnessing the circus. There are also those who choose to tamper the evidence in order to avoid the long and thorough process of collecting accurate data. There are reported instances when the police manipulate a crime scene by placing a gun for them to justify a shoot out. This is the reason why the handling of evidence in the process of investigation should carefully follow the correct process of the chain of custody. It is important to make sure that there is only a few numbers of people as possible who will handle and keep the evidence and what was the role of the army and the CIO. Further questions need to be asked as follows:

o Is this the right was to spend tax payers money?
o With doctored evidence how will the prosecution proceed?,
o Makone indicated that it was the work of his junior but responsibility remains with him,
o This is a conduct issue, will the defence issue a writs on the police for misleading the state,

]]> By: Guseni http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/news/state-witness-in-bennetts-trial-denies-torture-allegations/comment-page-1/#comment-17821 Guseni Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:37 +0000 http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/?p=11800#comment-17821 these zanu liars must be stopped shame on them for manipulating the justice system in Zimbabwe. these zanu liars must be stopped shame on them for manipulating the justice system in Zimbabwe.

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