On Thursday, a Zimbabwean court rejected bail to Jacob Ngarivhume, an opposition politician and rights activist, over the planning of anti-government protests.
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Jacob Ngarivhume along with Hopewell Chin’ono, a Zimbabwean journalist, were charged in court over accusations of encouraging public violence before next week’s planned anti-government protests against corruption.
State prosecutors in the court claim the two used their Twitter accounts to ignite public violence by motivating Zimbabweans to come out to protest.
A state prosecutor opposed the bail of Ngarivhume stating he could flee the country, continue to motivate Zimbabweans to participate in the planned protests via social media, promote violence, and encourage the public to break the coronavirus lockdown.
Another state prosecutor deferred the bail hearing for Journalist Chin’ono to Friday.
Ngarivhume’s lawyer stated he would appeal the ruling at the High Court.
Ngarivhume and Chin’ono could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
The government imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew on Wednesday to curb the COVID-19 crisis, which results in businesses and courts to close at 3 p.m.
The opposition accuses the government of using health restrictions to suppress political rights.
Critics say both Ngarivhume and Chin’ono are being persecuted for speaking out against corruption in government.
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