WATCH: This Is Political Persecution – As PPE Clad Hopewell Is Taken To Court

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono is seen in the following videos arriving at the Magistrate’s court where he is being charged for tweeting falsehoods. Hopewell addressed a few questions on the issue and said it was a clear case of political persecution.

Zimbabwe journalist @daddyhope Hopewell Chin’ono arriving at Harare Court today on charges on commenting on Twitter on a falsehood. @ZLHRLawyers @WeArePindula @IFEX @PacheduZW pic.twitter.com/YfeTb4WjKt

— Dewa Mavhinga (@dewamavhinga) January 9, 2021

Journalist @daddyhope arrives at court he says it’s political persecution and not prosecution reports @bbmhlanga pic.twitter.com/Sg1rv4wME9

— Heart and Soul TV Radio (@HStvZim) January 9, 2021

Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono says his latest arrest – the third such an arraignment in as many months – for allegedly communicating a falsehood is “political persecution”.
Chin’ono has offended authorities by exposing corruption on social media. pic.twitter.com/B22caBpePG

— TheNewsHawks (@NewsHawksLive) January 9, 2021

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