HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono was freed on bail on Friday after being arrested two weeks ago on charges of obstructing justice.
Chin’ono’s arrest and that of dozens of activists in the last four months has led to accusations that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government was persecuting opponents, a charge the authorities deny.
Chin’ono, who has criticised the government on social media, was first arrested in July on charges of inciting violent anti-government protests.
He denies the separate charges and says the government is persecuting him for exposing corruption.
High Court Judge Tawanda Chitapi found on Friday that a lower court had erred in denying Chin’ono bail, but said the journalist should not use his Twitter account to post messages that obstructed justice.
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