HARARE
–
Jacob
Ngarivhume,
the
leader
of
opposition
party
Transform
Zimbabwe,
was
granted
bail
by
the
Harare
High
Court
on
Wednesday.
He
spent
82
days
in
pre-trial
incarceration.
Justice
Emilia
Muchawa
ordered
Ngarivhume
freed
on
US$100
bail.
Conditions
of
the
bail
include
surrendering
his
passport
and
a
prohibition
against
posting
on
social
media
platform,
X.
Ngarivhume
was
arrested
on
August
2
in
the
run-up
to
a
SADC
heads
of
state
summit
in
Harare
on
August
17,
during
which
the
government
feared
protests
by
pro-democracy
activists.
Over
100
activists
were
detained
across
the
country
and
dozens
remain
imprisoned
awaiting
trial,
according
to
rights
lawyers.
The
Transform
Zimbabwe
leader
is
accused
of
disorderly
conduct
in
a
public
place
and
participating
in
an
illegal
gathering
with
intent
to
promote
public
violence,
crimes
he
allegedly
committed
in
June
this
year.