Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information,
Communication and Technology Chairperson, Chalton Hwende, has made a successful
application for the temporary release of his passport by the courts to enable
him to travel to Kenya on government business.
A Harare magistrate on Friday granted the application by
the Kuwadzana East MDC legislator, who is set to attend an ICT workshop in
Kenya from October 6 to 10. The legislator is facing charges of inciting
violence.
Allegations against the legislator are that, during the
period extending from December 28 to 31, in 2018, Hwende posted on his Twitter
handle messages that in their nature had the effect of inciting the people to
revolt against the Government both in his personal capacity and as a Movement
for Democratic Change-Alliance legislator for Kuwadzana East constituency.
Hwende’s Twitter posts allegedly incited the public to
overthrow the constitutionally elected Government of Zimbabwe by engaging in
mass protests characterised by violence.
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