Job Sikhala denied bail..Magistrate says he is an unrepentant criminal

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.

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.