1/3 Hopewell Chin’ono’s challenge to his placement on remand in the obstructing the course of justice case was dismissed earlier today by Magistrate Gofa. The State has opposed bail and called the investigating officer and D.I. Chirape to give evidence.
2/3 Under cross examination, the I.O. conceded that the only tweet before the court about the NPA consenting to bail for Henrietta Rushwaya does not constitute an offense. He insisted the charge is based on another tweet which was never placed before the court. #FreeHopewell
3/3 Hopewell’s bail hearing will continue tomorrow Wed 11 Nov at 2:15pm for re-examination of the witness by the State. He remains incarcerated at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. For more follow @KumbiraiMafunda or watch @eNCA at 19:30 tonight. #FreeHopewell
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1. Job Wiwa Sikhala has now been found. Having spoken to his lawyers, here are the #FACTS about his incommunicado detention and the regime’s clandestine and deceitful operation to move him to Bikita without his lawyers' knowledge… A #THREAD #FreeWiwa#WhereIsWiwa
2. Job Sikhala was detained on Tuesday at around 9am after he voluntarily presented himself to the police for questioning, accompanied by his lawyers. He was detained overnight and was due to appear in court the next morning. #FreeWiwa#WhereIsWiwa
3. Though their had been talk of moving Sikhala to Bikita, an agreement was reached between the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and Sikhala's lawyers that he would appear for initial remand at Harare Magistrate's Court (Rotten Row) at 2:15pm. #FreeWiwa#WhereIsWiwa
There is a total internet shutdown in Zimbabwe. VPNs are not working. All websites are down. The techie gurus got me back on for few minutes to get this message out: Zimbabweans in the diaspora and our friends throughout the world, please keep up the campaign to #SwitchBackOnZw!
Under the cover of the internet blackout, the military have unleashed a campaign of terror. Soldiers are shooting people. bashing down doors, dragging people out of homes & beating them up, making ppl roll in the mud. No one is covering what’s happening. #shutdownZimbabwe
📷 A brave soul managed to capture this photograph of the military operation currently underway in Harare’s high-density townships. Soliders are going door-to-door beating people. They’re taking people’s phones from them and detroying them. #Zimbabwe#ShutdownZimbabwe