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Zimbabwe reporter denied bail over 'false story' tweet



A prominent Zimbabwean journalist and critic of the government, Hopewell Chin’ono, has been denied bail.

The High Court in Harare upheld the state’s contention that he would commit other offences if he was
released.

Mr Chin’ono was arrested on Friday and charged with communicating a false story.

He retweeted a widely circulated video which alleged that a policeman had beaten a baby to death.
Police say the story was not true.

There are also two other pending court cases arising from unrelated arrests in July and November
last year.

Last year, he spent a month in jail awaiting bail.

He says he's being targeted for criticising President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government.

Mr Chin’ono’s lawyers say they plan to appeal against the bail ruling.

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