Lynette Karenyi

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Charge:	Unsanctioned public meeting
Sentence:	4 months or $200 fine & 3 months suspended for 5 years of good behavior
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Year Crime:	2013
Year Convicted:	2013
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Zimbabwe
County or Region of Crime:	Manicaland
City of Crime:	Zimunda Village
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Lynette Karenyi was wrongly convicted on May 13, 2013 of organising and holding a public meeting in Zimunda Village, Zimbabwe in 2013 that wasn't sanctioned by the local police. After Karenyi was convicted by Magistrate Sekesai Chiundura, she was sentenved to 4 months in jail or a $200 fine, and 3 months in jail suspended for 5 years of good behavior. Karenyi appealed, arguing that "Magistrate Chiundura erred in not considering Karenyi’s defence or explanation that she was not the convenor of the meeting and that she had relied on the evidence of state witnesses in convicting the former MDC-T legislator and dismissed the evidence of defence witnesses." On May 29, 2014 Zimbabwe's High Court overturned Karenyi's conviction and acquitted her based on the prosecution's failure to present sufficient evidence she violated Public Order and Security Act Chapter 11:17. Karenyi was represented during her appeal by David Tandiri of Tandiri Law Chambers and Blessing Nyamaropa of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)."
Conviction Caused By:	Errors by the trial judge.
Innocence Proved By:	"On May 29, 2014 Zimbabwe's High Court overturned http://"
Defendant Aided By:	David Tandiri of Tandiri Law Chambers and Blessing Nyamaropa of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).
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Sex:	Female
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"Former MP’s conviction quashed, By Staff writers, The Zimbabwean, May 30, 2014"
Information Location 1:	http://www.thezimbabwean.co/human-rights/71877/former-mps-conviction-quashed.html
Information Source 2:	"Decision on Karenyi applauded, By Staff Writers, Zimbabwe Mail, June 3, 2014"
Information Location 2:	http://www.thezimmail.co.zw/2014/06/03/decision-on-karenyi-applauded/
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Lynette Karenyi

Charge:

Unsanctioned public meeting

Sentence:

4 months or $200 fine & 3 months suspended for 5 years of good behavior

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2013

Year Convicted:

2013

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Zimbabwe

County or Region of Crime:

Manicaland

City of Crime:

Zimunda Village

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Errors by the trial judge.

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 29, 2014 Zimbabwe's High Court overturned http://"

Defendant Aided By:

David Tandiri of Tandiri Law Chambers and Blessing Nyamaropa of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"Former MP’s conviction quashed, By Staff writers, The Zimbabwean, May 30, 2014"

Information Location 1:

http://www.thezimbabwean.co/human-rights/71877/former-mps-conviction-quashed.html

Information Source 2:

"Decision on Karenyi applauded, By Staff Writers, Zimbabwe Mail, June 3, 2014"

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http://www.thezimmail.co.zw/2014/06/03/decision-on-karenyi-applauded/

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