Whistle-blowing Zimbabwean journalist denied bail

was denied bail on Friday following his arrest on charges of inciting violence.

and charged with inciting the public to commit violence, linked to opposition-organised protests against corruption which were slated for next week."I have been denied bail for the fact of reporting what the organisers of the 31st of July protests had said," Chin'ono told reporters as he hopped onto a prisons van from the Harare courthouse.

Prosecutors accused him of inciting Zimbabweans to join a planned anti-government protest during a coronavirus outbreak, which showed"no regard for human life".Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna ordered Chin'ono back to prison and that he return to court on 7 August.

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