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Zimbabwe journalist in court, charged for inciting violence

Zimbabwean journalist and documentary filmmaker Hopewell Chin'ono arrives at his home in police custody as police conduct a search of his offices in Harare on July 21, 2020, a day after he was arrested and charged with incitement to commit public violence. PHOTO | JEKESAI NJIKIZANA | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The prominent documentary filmmaker had been investigating reported corruption linked to government purchases of coronavirus protection gear and test kits.
  • Prosecutor Whisper Mabhaudhi accused Chin'ono of inciting Zimbabweans to join a planned anti-government protest during a coronavirus outbreak.
  • Chin'ono has not yet been asked to enter his plea.

Award-winning Zimbabwean journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono appeared in court Wednesday where he was charged with incitement to violence.

Armed police arrested Chin'ono, 49, at his home in the capital Harare on Monday.

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