Job Sikhala, a prominent political figure in Zimbabwe and former Member of Parliament for the opposition CCC, has been languishing behind bars for over 500 days while awaiting trial. Khanyo Farisè stated, “Job Sikhala’s prolonged detention while he awaits trial is a gross miscarriage of justice and an indictment of Zimbabwe’s judicial system. Khanyo Farisè emphasized, “The authorities have also failed to demonstrate the necessity of his detention awaiting trial. Throughout this period, Job Sikhala has been detained at Chikurubi Maximum-security prison in the capital, Harare. The continued detention of Job Sikhala has drawn widespread international attention and condemnation, with human rights organizations, foreign governments, and activists calling for his release and expressing deep concern about the state of the rule of law in Zimbabwe.
