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Zimbabwe court acquits pastor of subversion |
2017-11-30 |
[PRESSTV] A Zim-bob-wean pastor on Wednesday was acquitted of subversion after leading large anti-government protests last year, and he appealed to the country's new leadership to drop other prosecutions of people who demonstrated against former President Bob MuggsyMugabe ![]() Crocodileandf your title is Shopper in Chieflet him win.... Evan Mawarire, who launched the #ThisFlag protest campaign on social media, was found not guilty by High Court judge Priscilla Chigumba after state prosecutors failed to prove their case. The ruling came as Zim-bob-weans wait to see whether new President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former deputy of Mugabe, follows through on pledges of democracy after years of violations of basic freedoms. There are still some Zim-bob-weans "in prison for political reasons, in terms of having stood up against the regime" of Mugabe, Mawarire said outside the courthouse in downtown Harare, the capital. "Many are still appearing in court over the next few weeks and I want to urge this new government and administration to drop those charges and let those people go, because they did not commit any crime at all." |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 Political prisoners get released at these times, you know? |
Posted by: newc 2017-11-30 04:38 |