The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested the MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala outside the Harare Magistrate Court.
Sikhala was part of the legal team representing Hopewell Chin’ono.
This comes after the investigate journalist Hopewell Chināono, has been arrestedfor the third time in six months.
MDC Alliance Vice-Chair has just been arrested outside Rotten Row Court where he was part of the legal team representing @daddyhope. The charges against him are unclear. #FreeJacobMafume #FreeJob #FreeAlanMoyo #FreeHopewell pic.twitter.com/NYODXVLB8g
— MDC Alliance (@mdczimbabwe) January 9, 2021
The arrest comes after Chināono tweeted that police had beaten an infant to death while enforcing Covid-19 lockdown rules this week. Police later said the information was false.