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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>High Court judge Justice Samuel Deme on Wednesday rejected a fresh bail appeal by jailed Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala (MDC Alliance).<\/p>\n

Sikhala has been in jail since his arrest on 14 June 2022 on charges of inciting public violence.<\/p>\n

He was arrested after violent protests at the memorial service for slain Moreblessing Ali, a Chitungwiza Municipality employee linked to CCC whose body was found in a disused well in Nyatsime.<\/p>\n

Justice Deme threw out Sikhala\u2019s bail appeal without giving reasons.<\/p>\n

He said the full reasons for the court decision would be made available in due course.<\/p>\n

Sikhala has successively been denied bail by both the Magistrates Court and High Court on grounds that he would re-offend, as he has on many occasions been arrested on similar allegations but has never been convicted.<\/p>\n

The CCC vice chairman claims his arrests are politically motivated as he has been a vocal critic of successive ZANU PF-led governments over the past two decades.<\/p>\n

In fact, Sikhala has been arrested more than 60 times and has never been convicted.<\/p>\n

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