Monday, September 13, 2010

American doctors released on bail in Zimbabwe

Four American doctors arrested last Thursday for allegedly dispensing medicines without a license at an unlicensed premise were today granted bail by a Harare magistrate.

The four, who were arrested with a New Zealander based in Harare and a Zimbabwean doctor based in Marondera town, were ordered to post US$200 bail each as well as surrendering their passports. They were asked to return to court September 27th but their lawyer says he wanted their trial to be expedited.

Watch this space for the latest updates.

1 comments:

zimscoop said...

The doctors work for the Aids ministry of the Allen Temple Baptist Church of Oakland, California.

They say they were not dispensing medicines but were only observing as licensed personnel were doing their work. The doctors are part of a group of missionaries that work with a local non governmental organization to look after more than 13 000 children in rural Mutoko whose parents died of HIV/Aids