On Wednesday, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) online reporter Tapiwa Zivira was detained by the police for four hours
On Wednesday, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) online reporter Tapiwa Zivira was detained by the police for four hours. He was being accused of recording video footage of their ongoing blitz against touts operating in Harare’s central business district.
Zivira sustained multiple body injuries, following the brutal attack and he was taken to Harare Central Police Station for interrogation.
Police deleted his video recording and eventually released him without charge.
According to Zivira, police pounced on him as he was recording the raids and battered him with truncheons, accusing NewsDay of “writing negatively about their operations”.
