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Nyasha Chingono in Harare

Zimbabwe court denies opposition MP pre-trial bail for fifteenth time

Job Sikhala arrives in a prison truck at the Harare Magistrates Courts, Zimbabwe, 02 September 2020.
Job Sikhala, pictured leaving a prison truck, was arrested in June 2022 for inciting violence after vowing to avenge the murder of opposition member Moreblessing Ali. Photograph: Aaron Ufumeli/EPA

A Zimbabwean opposition politician who has spent more than 200 days in prison has been denied bail for the fifteenth time.

Job Sikhala, an outspoken lawyer for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), who was arrested in June 2022 for inciting violence when he allegedly threatened to avenge the murder of an opposition activist, is a victim of political persecution before a crucial election this year, say government critics.

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