Zengeza West MP, Job Sikhala, has been denied bail by the High Court for the eighth time.
He is accused of obstructing the course of justice.
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa announced the development in a court update this Friday.
“The continued persecution of our members by the regime in Harare using the courts must be condemned in its entirety. Our MP @JobSikhala1 who’s facing trumped-up charges of obstructing the course of justice has been denied bail by the High Court for the 8th time.
“Hon Job Sikhala, Hon Godfrey Sithole & the #Nyatsime16 members’ continued persecution chronicles the deteriorating democratic space under Mr Mnangagwa. Our champions’ persecution history shall be difficult to erase & these are the heroes of our current revolution,4th Chimurenga,” reads the CCC update.
Sikhala has been in prison since June when he was arrested and charged with inciting public violence which erupted in Nyatsime on June 14 during the funeral wake of slain CCC activist Moreblessing Ali.
The CCC says Sikhala and other CCC activists arrested over the incident are political detainees.
Sikhala says the State wants to detain him until after the 2023 harmonised elections.
