Arrested MDC Alliance Leader in Court Over Flash Protest
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Movement for Democratic Change Alliance youth leader, Obey Sithole, is expected to appear in court for an initial remand on criminal nuisance charges for allegedly participating in a demonstration early this month.
In a tweet, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said Sithole, who spent his second day in police custody on Tuesday and is represented by Obey Shava, allegedly protested in public warning the government to desist from brutalizing MDC Alliance activists.
The ZLHR, in a statement, further said some Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers released him from police cells yesterday morning to appear at Harare Magistrates Court “but later made a volte-face.”
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By Bulawayo Correspondent
THE OPPOSITION Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is planning to stage “worldwide online demonstrations” in protest over the continued incarceration of some party members as well as MDC Alliance activists.
Nine MRP activists have been languishing at Khami Remand Prison for more than a month after they were arrested for public violence after they stormed Bulawayo Central Police Station. The activists have been denied bail on numerous occasions.
A handful MDC Alliance activists in Harare, who include Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Vongai Tome have also been in incarceration for over 45 days at Chikurubi Female Prison.
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