By AFP More by this AuthorHARAREFive prominent Zimbabwe war veterans arrested earlier this year in a crackdown on critics of President Robert Mugabe, appeared in court Tuesday for insulting the 92-year-old leader. The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) spokesman, Douglas Mahiya, and four executives briefly appeared before a Harare magistrate for authoring a highly-critical statement accusing Mugabe of "dictatorial" behaviour. The leaders of veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation war were not asked to enter their pleas and the hearing was postponed to Wednesday. In the statement, the veterans of the 1970s independence war, previously loyal to Mugabe, bitterly denounced the head of state. In July, a one-day strike over the economic crisis shut down offices, shops, schools and government departments.

Source: Daily Nation June 07, 2020 07:09 UTC