Zimbabwe opposition MP Job Sikhala arrested eNCA
Zimbabwe opposition MP, Job Sikhala has appeared in court on charges of inciting public violence. The MDC Alliance leader was arrested on Friday eNCA reporter Pindai Dube reports. CourtesyHARARE - Zimbabwean police on Friday arrested a lawmaker and outspoken opposition leader who went into hiding in late July after he appeared on a police wanted list, his party said.
The state-run daily Herald cited police confirming that Sikhala, who is also a lawyer, had been arrested in the western Harare suburb of Tynwald.Sikhala is one of more than a dozen anti-government activists who went into hiding after police issued an alert seeking information leading to their arrest ahead of anti-government protests planned for July 31.
His arrest came as another opposition politician and government critic, Jacob Ngarivhume, was denied bail for the third time since being detained for calling the protests.Zimbabwe inflation jumps to almost 840 percent But a magistrate rejected this argument and said Ngarivhume remained a danger to society as he could organise protests if let out on bail.
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