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Journalist, CSO officials freed on charges of taking pictures outside prisons
18 Feb 2016 at 00:29hrs | Views
A journalist and a member of the Civil Society Organisation who were accused of taking pictures outside Zimbabwe prisons complex have been freed by the courts.
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Tonderai Bhatasara reportedly securing the acquittal of freelance journalist Edgar Gweshe and CSO representatives Charles Nyoni and Don Makuwaza who were set free by Harare Magistrate Elijah Makomo.
The three had been on trial since 2015 when they were arrested and charged with contravening the Protected Areas Act after they alleged took pictures outside a Zimbabwean prison complex last July during a solidarity visit by leaders and representatives of CSOs to some detained informal sector traders and their union leaders.
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Tonderai Bhatasara reportedly securing the acquittal of freelance journalist Edgar Gweshe and CSO representatives Charles Nyoni and Don Makuwaza who were set free by Harare Magistrate Elijah Makomo.
The three had been on trial since 2015 when they were arrested and charged with contravening the Protected Areas Act after they alleged took pictures outside a Zimbabwean prison complex last July during a solidarity visit by leaders and representatives of CSOs to some detained informal sector traders and their union leaders.
Source - Byo24News
