Facebook offender granted bail

Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nicholas Ndou on Thursday granted bail to a man accused of posting a message on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Facebook wall allegedly encouraging him to topple President Mugabe by organising mass protests.

Vikas Mavhudzi was released on $200 bail but was ordered to live within a 40km radius of the city centre until finalisation of his matter.

Ndou overruled last month’s ruling by Bulawayo magistrate Gideon Ruvetsa, denying Mavhudzi bail on the grounds that the matter was serious.

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