{"id":30807,"date":"2020-12-02T20:58:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T18:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=30807"},"modified":"2020-12-02T20:58:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T18:58:07","slug":"biti-faces-arrest-for-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/biti-faces-arrest-for-assault","title":{"rendered":"Biti Faces Arrest For Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>By Staff Reporter<\/b> &#8211; MDC Alliance co-vice president and lawyer, Tendai Biti faces arrest for allegedly manhandling a woman at the Harare Magistrates\u2019 Courts Monday, police have confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>According to police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, Biti, who is also MP for Harare East, assaulted Tatiana Aleshina.<\/p>\n<p>Aleshina is involved in a property wrangle with one of Biti\u2019s clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 54-year-old lady Tatiana Aleshina has reported a case of assault at the Harare Central Police Station against Tendai Biti,\u201d Nyathi confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice are investigating charges of assault that were filed against Biti. We are conducting investigations with a view to finding out what happened. We understand that there was a mob which witnessed the whole incident,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In June this year, Biti and several senior MDC Alliance officials, including another co-vice president, Lynnette Kore, were arrested outside Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House, better known Harvest House while trying to enter the building and address a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>They were charged with violating Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and the matter is still before the courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. By Staff Reporter &#8211; MDC Alliance co-vice president and lawyer, Tendai Biti faces arrest for allegedly manhandling a woman at the Harare Magistrates\u2019 Courts Monday, police have confirmed. According to police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, Biti, who is also MP for Harare East, assaulted Tatiana Aleshina. 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