Zimbabwe court throws out case against anti-Mugabe pastor

July 14, 2016 01:56

A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday dismissed charges against a religious leader accused of trying to overthrow the government through an internet campaign that inspired rare protests against President Robert Mugabe.

Pastor Evan Mawarire appeared in a packed Harare courtroom draped in the Zimbabwean flag after spending the night in police cells as officers searched his house, church and office.

Magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe said prosecutors presented different charges from those read out to Mawarire when he was arrested.

"It's my finding that the National Prosecuting Authority cannot charge the accused for the first time in court without charges being read out to him," Chikwekwe told the court.

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