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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>By Staff Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n

FIREBRAND Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala has been convicted in a case he is charged with disturbing police investigations into the murder of slain opposition activist Moreblessing Ali.<\/p>\n

Sentencing is expected at 1415hours.<\/p>\n

The State alleged that he published a video urging mourners to avenge Ali\u2019s death during her funeral wake.<\/p>\n

Sikhala was convicted by a Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa after a full trial during which he denied the allegations.<\/p>\n

Gofa who once labelled the CCC MP an \u2018unrepentant criminal\u2019 ruled that the State had managed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvidence of record shows that action by accused caused police to take new lead of investigations leaving what they were pursuing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe police were satisfied Pius Jamba was a suspect but after the accused said Ali was killed by Zanu PF activists they diverted their investigations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe State has proved its case beyond any reasonable doubt. The accused has no defence at all and hereby found guilty and convicted of the offence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Zengeza MP has been in pretrial detention since his arrest in June last year.<\/p>\n

All his efforts to secure bail flopped with the High Court and lower courts ruling that he was likely to reoffend.<\/p>\n

Sikhala also faces a charge of inciting public violence emanating from the same video.<\/p>\n

He is also on trial in a case he is charged with inciting public violence after allegedly calling for a nationwide anti-government protest.<\/p>\n

The State again accuses him of publishing falsehoods after he posted on social media that a police officer had struck a baby dead with a baton stick.<\/p>\n

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