{"id":77459,"date":"2023-05-03T11:06:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T09:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/jailed-opposition-mp-sikhalas-d-day-arrives-legislator-to-be-sentenced-wednesday"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:59:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:59:30","slug":"jailed-opposition-mp-sikhalas-d-day-arrives-legislator-to-be-sentenced-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/jailed-opposition-mp-sikhalas-d-day-arrives-legislator-to-be-sentenced-wednesday","title":{"rendered":"Jailed opposition MP Sikhala\u2019s D-day arrives; legislator to be sentenced Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span><b>By Staff Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>JAILED opposition lawmaker, Job Sikhala will know his fate Wednesday when Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa hands down her judgement in a case the politician is accused of disturbing police investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Sikhala was charged with the offence weeks after his arrest on allegations of inciting public violence to avenge the death of slain Citizens Coalition for change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali.<\/p>\n<p>Sikhala denies the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The magistrate was expected to deliver her judgement last week but failed to do so, saying she had received Sikhala\u2019s closing submissions late.<\/p>\n<p>The CCC MP was put to his defence at the close of State\u2019s case.<\/p>\n<p>During his defence, Sikhala took to the stand denying ever publishing a video further arguing that footage tendered by the state as an exhibit was manipulated.<\/p>\n<p>Olaf Koschke, a renowned filmmaker, who testified in his defence said even before analysing the video, the fact that it had a watermark showed it had been edited.<\/p>\n<p>Sikhala however has three other outstanding criminal cases.<\/p>\n<p>He is facing charges of publishing falsehoods through his Facebook account after a police officer was falsely accused of striking dead a baby strapped on its mother\u2019s back in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The CCC legislator is also accused of inciting public violence after allegedly convening anti-government protests in 2020. His co-accused Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume was sentenced to four years imprisonment last week.<\/p>\n<p>He is also on trial in another case of inciting violence to avenge the death of Ali.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. By Staff Reporter JAILED opposition lawmaker, Job Sikhala will know his fate Wednesday when Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa hands down her judgement in a case the politician is accused of disturbing police investigations. 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