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Police
question journalist
MISA-Zimbabwe
March 01, 2007
Police
in Masvingo on 26 February 2007 questioned freelance journalist
Herbert Chikosi following publication of a story by The Zimbabwean
alleging that members of the force in the town had refused to sing
the national anthem in protest over poor salaries.
Chikosi
told MISA-Zimbabwe that he had been interrogated for about 40 minutes
by Inspector Nyambo at Masvingo Central Police Station following
publication of the story in the weekly’s edition of last week. The
story initially appeared on the online publication ZimOnline. The
police accused him of writing for Zimonline as Herbert Dapi. Chikosi
denied writing the story.
The
police also asked him whether MISA-Zimbabwe had offices in Masvingo
and the nature of its activities in the town. “I told them that
the MISA offices were in Harare and thereafter they allowed me to
leave,” said Chikosi.
In
its edition of 22-28 February 2007, The Zimbabwean which
credited the story to ZimOnline, said at least 22 police officers
had refused to sing the national anthem in protest over poor salaries.
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