{"id":105478,"date":"2025-03-01T12:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T10:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/amh-chairman-slams-courts-bail-denial-for-journalist-blessed-mhlanga"},"modified":"2025-03-04T01:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T23:07:02","slug":"amh-chairman-slams-courts-bail-denial-for-journalist-blessed-mhlanga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/amh-chairman-slams-courts-bail-denial-for-journalist-blessed-mhlanga","title":{"rendered":"AMH Chairman Slams Court&#8217;s Bail Denial For Journalist Blessed Mhlanga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chairman, Trevor Ncube, on Friday condemned the decision by a Harare magistrate to deny senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga bail, calling it a \u201ctravesty of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters outside the court, Ncube said that while the ruling was deeply concerning, it did not come as a surprise. He argued that it reflected the selective application of the law in Zimbabwe. Said Ncube:<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise at all, I think the surprise would have been if we had gotten a sense that the court had seriously applied themselves to the case that has been brought before them.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s saddening, it\u2019s heartbreaking, but that is what it is in terms of the selective application of the law in our country<\/p>\n<p>Criminals are let go scot-free. The innocent and the weak are subjected to law in a selective kind of manner.<\/p>\n<p>Magistrate Farai Gwitima on Friday remanded Mhlanga in custody until March 14, citing concerns that his release would pose a threat to national security.<\/p>\n<p>Mhlanga was arrested earlier in the week on charges of inciting violence.<\/p>\n<p>Gwitima argued that Mhlanga could potentially interfere with witnesses, particularly his subordinates and that the senior journalist had spread messages likely to incite violence and disturb the peace.<\/p>\n<p>Mhlanga was arrested on Monday after he voluntarily handed himself over to the authorities, following visits by law enforcement agents to the HStv and NewsDay offices.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from the broadcast of press conferences by ZANU PF central committee member Blessed \u201cBombshell\u201d Geza, who had called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chairman, Trevor Ncube, on Friday condemned the decision by a Harare magistrate to deny senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga bail, calling it a \u201ctravesty of justice.\u201d Speaking to reporters outside the court, Ncube said that while the ruling was deeply concerning, it did not come as a surprise. 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