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Zimbabwe; Opposition leader sentenced for exercising freedom of expression

May 1, 2023
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Zimbabwe; Opposition leader sentenced for exercising freedom of expression

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Human Lives Human Rights: The opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume in Zimbabwe was convicted to 48 months imprisonment on charges of inciting public violence for simply exercising his freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

Jacob Ngarivhume faces four years in prison, of which a year is suspended, for organizing and leading a peaceful protest in July 2020 against corruption and denial of socio-economic rights to the people of Zimbabwe.
It is unthinkable that he has been sent to prison for exercising his constitutionally guaranteed rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
Right groups urge that authorities must quash this sentence. Ngarivhume’s sentencing is a cynical ploy to supress dissent and it is an abuse of the justice system to intimidate and harass opposition voices.
Jacob Ngarivhume’s conviction and sentencing show a growing crackdown on opposition leaders, human rights defenders, activists, journalists and other critical dissenting voices through abuse of the legal system.
The authorities must stop weaponizing the law to target opposition figures or anyone who speaks out against corruption.
Background
Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of Transform Zimbabwe, an opposition party, was arrested after leading and organising the 31 July 2020 anti-corruption protests.
Ngarivhume was convicted by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka on Thursday, 28 April 2023. He was sentenced on 28 April to 48 months imprisonment, with 12 months suspended.
He will effectively serve 36 months in prison without the option of a fine. He was accused of inciting public violence by using his Twitter handle to convene the 31 July 2020 nationwide anti-corruption protests which were quashed by security forces.
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