According to news reports, the bloggers and journalists were also accused of organizing themselves clandestinely as the Zone9 blogging collective, a puzzling charge, given the public nature of the Zone9 blog and activities undertaken by the group. 
Kwa mujibu wa taarifa mpya za habari, wanablogu na waandishi hao wanatuhumiwa kujiunga kinyume na sheria kama muungano wa wanablogu wa Zone9, shitaka la ajabu, kwa kuzingatia mwonekano wa wazi wa blogu ya Zone9 na shughuli zinazoendeshwa na kikundi hicho.