THE trial of opposition Transform Zimbabwe party leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, on charges of participating in an unlawful gathering and disorderly conduct will start on February 19.
Ngarivhume is being charged alongside his alleged accomplice Kelvin Gonde.
The duo was being represented by Innocent Nderere when it appeared before Harare magistrate Sheaunesu Matova.
Ngarivhume is accused of being part of an illegal gathering that included 79 Citizens Coalition for Change activists arrested in June this year.
Prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi told the court that on June 16, 2024, police received information that the accused persons and 78 other party activists gathered unlawfully at Jameson Timba’s house in Avondale, Harare.
Chonzi said police went to Timba’s house and were confronted by a riotous crowd.
The activists allegedly hurled stones at the police and some officers were injured while a police Mahindras vehicle was damaged.
He said the activists were subdued after the police fired tear smoke, leading to their arrest.
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