HARARE - A top Movement for Democratic Change official has been charged with subversion for calling for the overthrow of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Human rights lawyers said Sikhala was the 21st person to be charged with subversion in the past seven months. The outspoken MDC Member of Parliament reportedly told a rally on Saturday in southern Masvingo province that the MDC would overthrow President Mnangagwa's government before the next elections in 2023.
On Tuesday, police charged Sikhala with subversion; a charge that carries a 20-year jail term on conviction and he was due to appear in court on Wednesday.Members of the party's youth assembly came out in support of the popular MP on Tuesday, saying he was voicing the views held by the majority of Zimbabweans.
And they are back to where they were when Mugabe was in power. Same book different cover.
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