The MDC strongly condemns the on-going political persecution of our national Organising Secretary Amos Chibaya and his Deputy Sibusisiwe Bhuda Masara.

The two people’s movement leaders appeared at the Harare Magistrates courts on Thursday morning. They were further remanded to the 8th October 2019. The duo are already out on bail.

They were both arrested on the clearly politically motivated charges of failing to comply with a police prohibition order banning our Free Zimbabwe March on 16th August 2019.

The mere fact that the police prohibition order was issued late after midnight is enough reason to explain that the charges set up against them are frivolous and vexatious in nature.

The MDC therefore calls upon the courts of law to do the right thing and withdraw the trumped up charges against our two leaders.

Further, the MDC would like to thank all our leaders and members who joined our two leaders in active solidarity at the courts on Thursday morning.

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