Zimbabwe judge frees ousted finance minister on bailHARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean judge freed ousted finance minister Ignatius Chombo on bail on Thursday in a ruling that underlined judicial independence just three weeks after the army helped depose Robert Mugabe. Chombo, a senior member of the  G40  faction of the ruling party that was targeted in the military s Nov. 15 intervention, was dragged from his home in the middle of the night and held incommunicado by soldiers at an undisclosed location for a week. During that time he was beaten, according to his lawyer. He was arrested by police on his release and charged with fraud and abuse of office relating to his time as a government minister over a decade ago. The Harare magistrate s court denied him bail. However, High Court judge Edith Mushore condemned that ruling as  littered with mis-directions  and  wading into the muddy court of public opinion  after the massive army-backed protests that helped topple Mugabe after 37 years in power. Chombo, 65, was ordered to be released on $5,000 bail, surrender his passport and the title deeds of his Harare mansion and report to a police station in the capital three times a day. The tone and substance of Mushore s ruling also sent a stern message to the army-backed administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa about the independence of the courts and the primacy of the law, aspects of public life often ignored by Mugabe. During his detention by the military, Chombo had been denied basic rights enshrined in the constitution such as access to justice and presumption of innocence, Mushore said. In particular, she said Zimbabweans needed to know they  can sleep at night  without the fear of arbitrary detention in secret locations beyond the reach of lawyers or family - a common feature of the police state run by Mugabe.  The public in Zimbabwe needs to know that they have a right to access to justice,  she said. Chombo was one of several G40 figures detained during the military s  Operation Restore Legacy  that was officially launched to remove  criminals  around Mugabe. Most Zimbabweans interpreted this as meaning Mugabe s 52-year-old wife Grace, who was positioning herself as a successor to her 93-year-old husband at the expense of Mnangagwa, who was purged from the ruling party in early November. Chombo s lawyer says he will deny the charges when his trial starts. In a cursory analysis, Mushore characterized the state s case against him as  mere allegation . worldnews
zimbabwe judge frees ousted finance minister bailharare reuters a zimbabwe judge freed ousted finance minister ignatius combo bail thursday ruling underlined judicial independence three weeks army helped depose robert mugabe combo senior member faction ruling party targeted military intervention dragged home middle night held incommunicado soldiers undisclosed location week during time beaten according lawyer he arrested police release charged fraud abuse office relating time government minister decade ago the rare magistrate court denied bail however high court judge edit shore condemned ruling littered wading muddy court public opinion massive protests helped topple mugabe years power combo ordered released bail surrender passport title deeds rare mansion report police station capital three times day the tone substance shore ruling also sent stern message administration president emerson mnangagwa independence courts primacy law aspects public life often ignored mugabe during detention military combo denied basic rights enshrined constitution access justice presumption innocence shore said in particular said zimbabweans needed know sleep night without fear arbitrary detention secret locations beyond reach lawyers family common feature police state run mugabe the public zimbabwe needs know right access justice said combo one several figures detained military operation restore legacy officially launched remove criminals around mugabe most zimbabweans interpreted meaning mugabe wife grace positioning successor husband expense mnangagwa purged ruling party early november combo lawyer says deny charges trial starts in cursory analysis shore characterized state case mere allegation worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Zimbabwe judge frees ousted finance minister on bailHARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean judge freed ousted finance minister Ignatius Chombo on bail on Thursday in a ruling that underlined judicial independence just three weeks after the army helped depose Robert Mugabe. Chombo, a senior member of the  G40  faction of the ruling party that was targeted in the military s Nov. 15 intervention, was dragged from his home in the middle of the night and held incommunicado by soldiers at an undisclosed location for a week. During that time he was beaten, according to his lawyer. He was arrested by police on his release and charged with fraud and abuse of office relating to his time as a government minister over a decade ago. The Harare magistrate s court denied him bail. However, High Court judge Edith Mushore condemned that ruling as  littered with mis-directions  and  wading into the muddy court of public opinion  after the massive army-backed protests that helped topple Mugabe after 37 years in power. Chombo, 65, was ordered to be released on $5,000 bail, surrender his passport and the title deeds of his Harare mansion and report to a police station in the capital three times a day. The tone and substance of Mushore s ruling also sent a stern message to the army-backed administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa about the independence of the courts and the primacy of the law, aspects of public life often ignored by Mugabe. During his detention by the military, Chombo had been denied basic rights enshrined in the constitution such as access to justice and presumption of innocence, Mushore said. In particular, she said Zimbabweans needed to know they  can sleep at night  without the fear of arbitrary detention in secret locations beyond the reach of lawyers or family - a common feature of the police state run by Mugabe.  The public in Zimbabwe needs to know that they have a right to access to justice,  she said. Chombo was one of several G40 figures detained during the military s  Operation Restore Legacy  that was officially launched to remove  criminals  around Mugabe. Most Zimbabweans interpreted this as meaning Mugabe s 52-year-old wife Grace, who was positioning herself as a successor to her 93-year-old husband at the expense of Mnangagwa, who was purged from the ruling party in early November. Chombo s lawyer says he will deny the charges when his trial starts. In a cursory analysis, Mushore characterized the state s case against him as  mere allegation . worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: zimbabwe judge frees ousted finance minister bailharare reuters a zimbabwe judge freed ousted finance minister ignatius combo bail thursday ruling underlined judicial independence three weeks army helped depose robert mugabe combo senior member faction ruling party targeted military intervention dragged home middle night held incommunicado soldiers undisclosed location week during time beaten according lawyer he arrested police release charged fraud abuse office relating time government minister decade ago the rare magistrate court denied bail however high court judge edit shore condemned ruling littered wading muddy court public opinion massive protests helped topple mugabe years power combo ordered released bail surrender passport title deeds rare mansion report police station capital three times day the tone substance shore ruling also sent stern message administration president emerson mnangagwa independence courts primacy law aspects public life often ignored mugabe during detention military combo denied basic rights enshrined constitution access justice presumption innocence shore said in particular said zimbabweans needed know sleep night without fear arbitrary detention secret locations beyond reach lawyers family common feature police state run mugabe the public zimbabwe needs know right access justice said combo one several figures detained military operation restore legacy officially launched remove criminals around mugabe most zimbabweans interpreted meaning mugabe wife grace positioning successor husband expense mnangagwa purged ruling party early november combo lawyer says deny charges trial starts in cursory analysis shore characterized state case mere allegation worldnews