High Court judge Justice Jester Charewa has ended the persecution of freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono after he set aside Harare Magistrate Lazini Ncube’s decision to place the award winning investigative reporter on remand.

Justice Charewa declared that section 31 of the Criminal Code is no longer part of Zimbabwean law.

Chin’ono was arrested last year and charged with communicating or publishing falsehoods.

Chin’ono was represented by Harrison Nkomo from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).

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