By Own Correspondent- Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has welcomed the release from prison of party cadre and leader Amos Chibaya, whom he says is being persecuted for “his indomitability in the fight for democracy and freedom in Zimbabwe”.

Chibaya, has been languishing in prison together with other MDC stalwarts including Mbizo legislator Settlement Chikwinya and his Redcliff colleague Lloyd Mukapiko following their arrest by the government in the aftermaths of the January 14 fuel protests.

The trio, were together with over hundreds of other civilians arrested during the joint army and police crackdown on civilians and opposition leaders where they were charged with treason, looting and public violence among a host of other charges.

Said Chamisa following the release of the party’s National Organising Secretary:

“So glad to see The people’s Organiser Amos Chibaya in high spirit after being released from prison. It’s all persecution, Chibaya is a peacemaker and hard-worker. The comrade has been targeted because of his indomitability in the fight for democracy and freedom in Zimbabwe.”