Journalists pack courtyard in solidarity with arrested editor

Journalists from various media houses across Masvingo packed the courtyard at the local magistrates’ court on Friday not with notebooks in their hands, but in solidarity with one of their own whom they felt was being persecuted by the police.

Mirror editor Garikai Mafirakureva was supposed to appear in court facing a number of charges, including writing falsehoods and undermining the authority of the police.

However, police dropped the charges after being advised that their case stood no chance at law.

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