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Passing the provisional order, High Court judge Justice Manzunzu said:<\/p>\n<p>Police officers and all other law enforcement agencies charged with the duty to implement the Coronavirus related lockdown are interdicted from arresting, detaining or interfering in any unnecessary way with the work of the 2nd applicant (Makufa) and members of 1st applicant (MISA Zimbabwe) purely on the basis that their press cards issued in 2019 have expired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The High Court of Zimbabwe on Monday ordered Zimbabwe Republic Police officers to stop harassing journalists covering COVID-19. The ruling observed the arrest and assault of Panashe Makufa a reporter was unlawful. 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