Bulawayo based journalist and documentary producer Zenzele Ndebele was on Monday summoned and questioned by the police over his upcoming documentary entitled “Gukurahundi Genocide: 36 years later.” The police demanded a copy of the documentary which is scheduled to be released on 29 September in Bulawayo after alleging that the documentary may contain inflammatory content that would incite violence in the country.
However, Zenzele refused to hand over a copy of the documentary after noting that only the Censorship Board is responsible for the regulation and control of the public exhibitions of films. Commenting on the matter Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe chapter said,
MISA Zimbabwe urges the government of Zimbabwe to uphold the constitution of the country through respecting the right to freedom of expression, media freedom and access to information.
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