Arrested Students to Appear in Court
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Published: January 16, 2010
……………..One student hospitalized at Bindura Hospital
There is drama at Bindura Central Police Station as the police are failing to take the arrested students to court citing shortage of transport. This has prompted the arrested students to protest through singing and making a lot of noise in the police cells. It is common knowledge that the police engage in silly tactics meant to delay justice to take place.
The students were arrested yesterday for staging a demonstration at Bindura University of Science Education over the refusal by college authorities to allow them to write examinations without paying tuition fees. The fees are ranging at a steep USD400- USD 850, a figure most Zimbabweans cannot afford.
The lawyer representing the students, Mr. Tafadzwa Mugabe offered the use of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights truck to ferry the students to court, leaving the police with no excuse. The students will be ferried in batches of five to the Magistrate Court.
Another student activist, Ernest Mudzengi was also picked up by police this afternoon and the total number of the arrested has risen to 26. One student was seriously injured, after falling when he was being chased by the police yesterday and has suffered a dislocated hip bone. He is currently receiving treatment at Bindura General Hospital.
The Director of Students Affairs in the Minister of Higher education, Mr. Eureka Ndlovu met the college authorities yesterday and reiterated the earlier statement by the Minister, Dr Stan Mudenge that no student should be chucked out over non payment of tuition fees.
Meanwhile……..
The University of Zimbabwe convened a senate meeting yesterday, where the college authorities resolved to withhold results for students who failed to settle their arrears from last semester. This move will seriously affect the majority of students who could not afford the exorbitant fees. The students cannot proceed to the next level if they fail to settle the arrears. If the college authorities go ahead with the move it will spark a lot of protests from the students.