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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Demand Zimbabwe's Mr Mugabe and His hench men To release Roy Bennett!!. More details

Submitted by Sean Armstrong – Deadline to sign up by: 03 March 2010 – Signatures: 16

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Roy Bennett, named to be deputy agriculture minister in the new administration, was arrested before ministers were sworn in last Friday the 13th February 2009, on charges of illegally possessing firearms for purposes of trying to commit acts of insurgency, banditry and terrorism.

He was also accused of violating the Immigration Act by trying to leave the country illegally.

Lawyers for Bennett had asked the court hearing his case in the eastern city of Mutare to drop the charges. They said a court had thrown out similar charges in a related case in 2006.

"There is reasonable suspicion that on the first count (of insurgency, terrorism) he committed the offence. He will be placed on remand," magistrate Livingstone Chipadza ruled on Wednesday. He dismissed the immigration charge, however.

Current signatories

Sean Armstrong, the Petition Creator, joined by:

  • John Holden (petitions.number10.gov.uk/Thereisnogod)
  • david j wadsworth
  • Andrew Hart
  • David Kennett
  • Shlomo Yaffe
  • Jennifer Stacey
  • Rosalind Pause
  • RoryCrundall
  • Stuart Konschel
  • Sarah Peerless
  • Lara Peacocke
  • John Chilton
  • Judith Ann Dixon
  • Gillian Armstrong
  • Roy Mobsby
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