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Job Sikhala denied bail..Magistrate says he is an unrepentant criminal
23 Nov 2022 at 13:12hrs | Views
Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament (MP), Job Sikhala was denied bail again by a Harare magistrate in a case where he stands accused of inciting public violence and defeating the course of justice following the death of slain CCC activist, Moreblessing Ali.
Giving a ruling, magistrate Tafadzwa Miti dismissed Zengeza West latest bail application, saying 63 arrests previously show that he is an incorrigible and unrepentant criminal.
Miti said Sikhala has a propensity to commit crimes, having been arrested many times for similar behaviour.
Commenting on the ruling CCC leader Nelson Chamisa said on Twitter: BAIL DENIED AGAIN.. Injustice & oppression are tools of the weak losing.Hon @JobSikhala1is innocent,a political prisoner being victimized for politics. In #ANewGreatZimbabwe no citizen shall be persecuted for being politically different.Bail is a constitutional right! #FreeWiwa
Sikhala's co-accused Godfrey Sithole was granted ZW$50 000 a week ago by a local magistrate.
The MP has been trying to secure bail with no luck since his arrest in June this year.
Giving a ruling, magistrate Tafadzwa Miti dismissed Zengeza West latest bail application, saying 63 arrests previously show that he is an incorrigible and unrepentant criminal.
Miti said Sikhala has a propensity to commit crimes, having been arrested many times for similar behaviour.
BAIL DENIED AGAIN..Injustice & oppression are tools of the weak & losing.Hon @JobSikhala1 is innocent,a political prisoner being victimized for politics. In #ANewGreatZimbabwe no citizen shall be persecuted for being politically different.Bail is a constitutional right! #FreeWiwa pic.twitter.com/w3TlA5ylSZ
— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) November 23, 2022
Commenting on the ruling CCC leader Nelson Chamisa said on Twitter: BAIL DENIED AGAIN.. Injustice & oppression are tools of the weak losing.Hon @JobSikhala1is innocent,a political prisoner being victimized for politics. In #ANewGreatZimbabwe no citizen shall be persecuted for being politically different.Bail is a constitutional right! #FreeWiwa
Sikhala's co-accused Godfrey Sithole was granted ZW$50 000 a week ago by a local magistrate.
The MP has been trying to secure bail with no luck since his arrest in June this year.
Source - Byo24News
