Zimbabwe: Arrests, harassment of journalists continues
HARARE: Mashundu Netsianda a correspondent with a regional daily publication The Chronicle who is based in Beitbridge was on 8 April 2010 arrested in the southern border town over a story involving a shooting incident.
The story detailed the shooting incident involving a Zimbabwean man who resides in South Africa.
The man is said to have shot at the police when he was being searched on suspicion of carrying an unlicensed firearm in his bag. The police questioned Netsianda over the “offending” article in question and asked him about the sources of the story. He was told that he should not have published the information without an official comment from the police.
Netsianda was reportedly sternly warned before being released two hours later without being charged.
Source: MISA
