The five human rights campaigners, who were charged with plotting to oust President Mnangagwa’s government have appeared in court and rema...
The five human rights campaigners, who were charged with
plotting to oust President Mnangagwa’s government have appeared in court and
remanded in custody.
George Makoni (38), Tatenda Mombeyarara (37), Gamuchirai
Mukura (31), Nyasha Mpahlo (35) Farirai Gumbonzvanda (26) will be back in court
on Thursday.
They were arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport
after attending a training workshop in the Maldives. Cops claimed the five were
trained on how to mobilise citizens to turn against the government and to
engage in acts of civil disobedience and or resistance to any law during some
anticipated national protests organised by some anti-government movements.
The ZRP officers confiscated the human rights activists’
laptops and mobile phone handsets, which they reportedly handed over to the
Postal and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe “for extraction of evidence”, which
will be produced in court as evidence against them including some notes
recorded during the meeting.
The five are represented by Godfrey Mupanga, Jeremiah Bamu
and Jessie Majome of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.
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