津巴布韦白人农场主被释

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White Farmers Released in Zimbabwe

Martin Rushmere

Harare

22 Aug 2001 14:58 UTC

Twenty-one white commercial farmers accused of attacking land 1)invaders¹ have been released on 2)bail² from prison in Zimbabwe. They were released from Chinhoyi prison two days after a High Court judge allowed them bail.

With their heads completely 3)shaved by prison officers, 20 of the white farmers were met by their families in emotional 4)reunions. They were immediately driven away from Chinhoyi as part of their bail conditions, which 5)bar them from the area and their homes for at least four weeks.

Most of the families and friends of the farmers have shaved their heads in 6)solidarity

One of the men, who is 77 years old, became ill shortly after being arrested. He has been allowed to go home for medical treatment.

Prison officials refused to release the men earlier because they said they had not received written instructions.

All 21 are due to appear again in court in Chinhoyi on August 24. They have yet to be charged since being arrested on August 6, following a clash with farm invaders and pro-government militants³.

That clash unleashed⁴ two weeks of violent invasions of white-owned farms by black squatters and pro-government militants. More than 40 white-owned farms were 7)looted 分享到：