Hilary Muza 
THE manner in which certain bail applications are being handled at the Harare Magistrates’ Court leaves no doubt in the minds of many observers that this court is fast losing its integrity. 
This is more particularly with cases involving certain political activists. The pattern that one observes is that once certain accused persons are arraigned before the courts and exercise their constitutional right to get freed pending trial, then it is almost given that such bail applications will be dismissed.
This is despite the fact that most of the cases are trivial to say the least, and the accused persons will not be in the class of what may be deemed to be flight risks.
Certainly, the conduct of certain judicial officers at the Harare Magistrates Court is placing the administration of justice into serious disrepute.
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