Thursday, August 23, 2018

Critic of Zimbabwe president arrested

President Emmerson Mnangagwa


A rights institution in Zimbabwe says a critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been charged with criminal nuisance after posting what had been considered to be offensive statements about him on facebook.

The organisation of Zimbabwe lawyers for Human Rights says the police have also charged Munyaradzi Shoko with public violence for taking part in an opposition protest last month.

The military shot dead six people during the protest.

Mr Shoko heads the children of Zimbabwe battle Veterans' association, that's allied to the previous president's wife, Grace Mugabe.

The police have additionally charged the government critic with assault after accusing him of attacking a governing party member at a hotel last year.

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