Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has been arrested.

Chin’ono alerted everyone on his social media pages.

“The police have come to arrest me let everyone know”, he wrote.

Chin’ono is being charged with communicating falsehood.

“They say they are charging me with communicating falsehoods for tweeting that a child had been beaten up and died by a police officer! They are taking me to the Law and a order section at Harare Central Police Station.

Last year Hopewell was arrested and charged with contempt of court for an October 28 tweet citing judges’ alleged criticism of Chief Justice Luke Malaba.

Meanwhile Chin’ono has been taken to the law and order section at Harare Central Police.