Sikhala bemoans assault on democracy

OPPOSITION politician Job Sikhala has told a United Nations and Human Rights and Democracy Summit in Geneva that his arrest showcased the closure of democratic space in Zimbabwe.

Sikhala delivered the emotional address at the summit on Wednesday narrating his ordeal during the more than 595 days incarceration over charges of incitement to violence.

He was charged over the violence that rocked the funeral of Citizens Coalition for Change activist Moreblessing Ali who was murdered by jailed Zanu PF activist Pius Mukandi.

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