Ass Com Nyathi testifies in Mahere case

Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday testified in the case where Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzai Mahere is being accused of publishing falsehoods.

Mahere is being tried over a 2019 case where she allegedly tweeted that a baby strapped on its mother’s back died after it was struck by a police officer who was trying to intercept a kombi.

While leading evidence by Mahere’s lawyer David Drury, Nyathi confirmed that the statement by police that was published on social media was his.

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