Opposition
leader
Jameson
Timba
of
the
Citizens
Coalition
for
Change
(CCC)
party,
arrested
for
holding
a
political
gathering
that
authorities
said
was
unauthorized,
disembarks
a
prison
truck
as
he
arrives
for
a
hearing
at
the
magistrates’
court
in
Harare,
Zimbabwe,
June
21,
2024.
©
2024
REUTERS/Philimon
Bulawayo
The
nine
who
include
prominent
pro-democracy
campaigners
namely Namatai
Kwekweza, Robson
Chere, Samuel
Gwenzi, Emmanuel
Sitima, Phillies
Pikitayi, Dephine
Gutsa, Simbarashe
Blackson, Last
Chinodya and Vusumuzi
Moyo,
are
on
trial
at
Harare
Magistrates
Court
answering
to
charges of disorderly
conduct
in
a
public
place
as
defined
in
section
41(b)
of
the
Criminal
Law
(Codification
and
Reform)
Act.
The
nine,
who
were
arrested
in
July
last
year,
are
accused
of
allegedly participating
in
an
unsanctioned
demonstration
reportedly
held
at
Harare
Magistrates
Court
in
June
2024,
where
they
reportedly
protested
against
the
detention
of
Citizens
Coalition
for
Change
political
party
leader Jameson
Timba and
some
of
the
opposition
party
members
and
demanding
their
release
from
prison.
On
Monday
17
March
2025,
the
trial
of
the
nine
persons
could
not
proceed
as
Moyo
was
reportedly
out
of
the
country
and
could
not
make
it
on
time
to
stand
trial
with
his
co-accused
persons
and
hence
proceedings
were
postponed
to
27
March
2025.
Jeremiah
Bamu, Tinashe
Chinopfukutwa and Kelvin
Kabaya of Zimbabwe
Lawyers
for
Human
Rights,
are
representing
the
accused
persons.
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