Journalists detained for recording armed riot police throwing out a white farmer to make way for Zanu-PF linked cleric

Two journalists Garikai Chaunza and Frank Chikowore are reported to have been detained for 5 hours and forced to delete their images after they recorded armed riot police who had forcibly evicted a white farmer at Lesbury Farm. Robert Smart is reported to have been evicted from his farm which is 26 kilometres from Rusape, to make way for Bishop Trevor Manhanga leader of the Tebarnacle church, who is linked to Zanu-PF.

Chaunza and Chikowore were later released after Inspector Nyakwedza had forced them to delete all the images of the eviction.

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