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Zimbabwe's High Court throws out journalist's bail appeal
High Court said Mr Chin’ono's lawyers had made a procedural error by filling an application challenging his placement on remand instead of contesting the bail refusal. FILE PHOTO
What you need to know:
- Hopewell Chin’ono has been in remand prison since July 20 after he was arrested for allegedly using his Twitter handle to incite Zimbabweans to topple the government.
A Zimbabwean High Court judge has dismissed a prominent investigative journalist's appeal against a lower court's ruling denying him bail.
Hopewell Chin’ono has been in remand prison since July 20 after he was arrested for allegedly using his Twitter handle to incite Zimbabweans to topple the government.
