Zimbabwe Coup
Plot six to stand trial
Afp, Harare
Six men, including a former Zimbabwe army officer, will go on trial next Friday for allegedly plotting a coup against President Robert Mugabe, their lawyer said. The six -- Albert Mugove Mutapo, 40, a retired soldier, Nyasha Zivuka, 32, Oncemore Mudzuradhona, 41, Emmanuel Marara, 40, Patson Mupfure, 46, and Shingirai Matemachani, 20, -- face treason charges, which carries the death penalty on conviction. The High Court, which is due to hear the case, late Friday refused to grant the six suspects bail at the request of state prosecutors, their lawyer Jonathan Samkange told AFP on Saturday.
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