05-11-2020 18:49 via kvoa.com

Fracas as protesting Zimbabwean journalist appears in court

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Shouting and commotion disrupted Zimbabwe’s normally staid Magistrates Court Thursday when investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was ordered to spend a third night in detention after a magistrate said she could only hear his case on contempt of court charges on Friday. A handcuffed Chin’ono shouted protests as police led him into the courtroom. Police with batons later tried to disperse journalists from the courtroom, but proceedings resumed a
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