adminthe court of its intention to contest the bail ruling.
Muchauraya was arrested last week for threatening Geoff Nyarota’s campaign manager in Makoni South, Mr Amos Kutiya.
Rusape magistrate Ms Elizabeth Hanzi granted the politician US$100 bail but Rusape area public prosecutor Mr Tirivanhu Mutyasira invoked section 121 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, which compels Muchauraya to stay in custody for seven days while the State prosecutes its appeal against the bail decision.
Muchauraya, MDC-T spokesman for Manicaland province, allegedly committed the offence in March this year while addressing party supporters at Chimbike Business Centre in Rusape but was arrested on Friday in Mutare.
He is being charged for allegedly breaching section 186 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, which makes it an offence to threaten someone with death.
Muchauraya is denying the allegations insisting that they were machinations of his political foes who were determined to scuttle his confirmation as MP for Makoni South.
The arrest took place shortly before Muchauraya, a member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media, Information and Communication, attended a Media Institute of Southern Africa-organised meeting.
Ms Hanzi has also ordered an investigation into complaints raised by Muchauraya’s lawyer Mr Passmore Nyakureba that the legislator was detained for more than the 48 hours accepted at law as well as why he was made to travel from Mutare in an open truck when it was cold.
Muchauraya was remanded in custody to June 20. Mr Mutyasira opposed bail arguing that Muchauraya had shown propensity to commit further offences. He argued that he had two pending cases that were politically-related, one in Nyazura and the other one in Harare.
He also argued that the country was preparing for elections and Muchauraya should remain in custody to ensure peace and stability in the run-up to the general elections.
The AG’s office is yet to file the bail appeal at the High Court in Harare this week.
Mr Mutyasira said the record was being transcribed for transmission to the High Court.
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