Word: courtly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Chavunduka's newspaper made an application for his release, and the High Court of Zimbabwe, another judicial body, ruled three times that the military release the editor. But the military defied them, releasing Chavunduka only after six days...
Chavunduka said he thinks a combination of factors finally led to his release--the growing international pressure, the series of orders from the high court and a big march organized on the Saturday immediately after his capture...
Both men were released on bail. On Jan. 22 both journalists, who are being represented by the local Zimbabwean firm Atherstone & Cook, were formally charged. The trial has been continually postponed until the Supreme Court makes its decision...
...high court must rule on this issue before the trial can progress. If it votes in their favor, both journalists will be free, and Chavunduka will be able to continue his studies at Harvard without interruption...
Chavunduka said he expects the October trial date to be further postponed to give the Supreme Court, which rules on all constitutional matters, more time to make its decision...