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*Human Rights Lawyer Webster Jiti Detained, Freed Without Charge* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?op A human rights lawyers based in Harare was on Friday detained by police while representing clients at the Harare Magistrates’ Court and later released without a charge. The lawyer, Webster Jiti, was accused of undermining police authority by making “noise in the corridors”. ---------- itel A70 256GB $99USD Buy on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/263717684274?text=22240 Calls: 0772464000 ---------- Jiti was in court to represent Takudzwa Ngadziore, leader of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), and Tapiwa Chiriga, who are accused of violating COVID-19 restrictions. The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) condemned police’s “unwarranted” “heavy-handedness” saying lawyers should be allowed to work without interference. LSZ president Wellington Magaya told ZimLive: > I am yet to get the full details but the heavy-handedness on the part of the police is unwarranted. > A lawyer is an officer of the court and must never be arrested for doing their work. Lawyers must be allowed to operate independently and without interference. > We are also tracking another matter in which a lawyer Tendekai Hove of Hove Legal Practice was arrested for acting on his client’s instructions. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), whose attorneys are leading the charge against state-sponsored human rights violations, also criticized Jiti’s detention. *More: ZimLive* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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