Biti Appeals Conviction And Sentence By Harare Magistrate

MDC Alliance vice national chairperson Tendai Biti has appealed his conviction by Harare magistrate Gloria Takundwa.

Biti was last week convicted of violating sections of the Electoral Act after he announced false results in the 2018 July polls. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said in a statement:

Human rights lawyer and MDC-Alliance Vice-Chairperson Tendai Biti appeals against his conviction and sentence for contravening the Electoral Act and argues that Harare Magistrate Gloria Takundwa grossly erred and misdirected herself in convicting him and imposing a $200 fine.

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