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schema:articleBody	A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday dropped a charge against award-winning journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono, who had been accused in January of tweeting falsehoods about alleged police violence. Chin'ono, 50, has been detained three times since he backed banned anti-government protests on social media in July, when he was first arrested and charged with inciting public violence. Two tweets landed him back in jail for allegedly obstructing justice in November and then publishing false information in January. The High Court of Zimbabwe dismissed the latter charge on Wednesday, declaring it had no legal basis. Chin'ono's lawyers had argued their client had been charged under a section of the criminal code that had been struck down by the Supreme Court in 2014. "The argument is upheld," high court judge Jesta Charehwa ruled on Wednesday. "Charges against the appellant... (are) hereby quashed." Chin'ono celebrated the ruling on his Twitter account. "Charged with a law that doesn't exist," he wrote. "That is persecution." The journalist was last jailed for posting a video he claimed showed a police officer beating a baby to death -- an account that was vehemently denied. In November, Chin'ono was arrested for posting a Tweet ahead of a judicial decision. He is facing trial for alleged obstruction of justice in that case. He is freed on bail and banned from using his Twitter account to post anything that might incite the public to revolt against the government. Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is increasingly under fire for thwarting dissent since he took over from long-time leader Robert Mugabe in November 2017. str/sch/ri
schema:headline	Zimbabwe journalist in court victory over Tweet-linked arrest
schema:mentions	The Journalist High Court Robert Mugabe Supreme Court of India Zimbabwe Court Social media Twitter President of the United States Obstruction of justice The Argument Hopewell tradition Emmerson Mnangagwa
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schema:datePublished	2021-04-28 (xsd:date)
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