Farai Dziva|MDC organising secretary Amos Chibaya has described his acquittal yesterday as a great victory for democracy.
Chibaya however slammed the Zanu PF regime for desperately attempting to muzzle voices of democracy.Chibaya was acquitted of treason charges by a Gweru magistrate.
Read Chibaya’s statement below :
I would want to take this opportunity to thank the People’s President, The Right, Advocate Nelson Chamisa, the Midlands provincial chairperson Josiah Makombe and the entire provincial leadership, my legal team, the organising department, MDC staff and the dedicated MDC family for the unwavering support I recieved in my trying times in detention and routine court appearances over trumped up treason charges.
Yesterday I had my case of subversion thrown away at the Gweru Provincial Magistrates Court.
The case related to the January fuel price hike protests where children of this land took to the streets to vent their anger over the heinous regime of the increasingly unpopular Emmerson Mnangagwa.
After refusal of further remand by my lawyers , the Prosecution conceded that there was no case against me and they proceeded to withdraw the false charges.
Once again thank you Mkoba family not forgetting our external assembly stuctures- again thanks for your support.
Fellow Zimbabweans, brothers and sisters, my message to you all is that time for change is now. No one can free us but ourselves.
The debilitating crisis of Zimbabwe now demand action.
The rogue regime is taking us down the garden path by promises of a better Zimbabwe.
On January 17 2017 we jumped from a frying pan into the fire after the coup.
It is now time to pour into the streets and send a clear message to the dictator that enough is enough. The country is rooted in entrenched dictatorship which does not require body massaging but real action of sustained peaceful demonstrations.
The Streets should become our second homes. The recent infamous actions by police to crash our demonstrations should not deter us. Let them kill us all but we die saving our future generations.
State security agents should join this struggle and pour into the streets with us. It is a noble struggle.
It shall be indefinite protests.
