A Czech tourist was arrested in Zimbabwe. He has twenty years in prison

“We can confirm that a Czech citizen has been arrested in Zimbabwe. His case is being handled by the embassy in neighboring Zambia, which asked the Zimbabwean Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the details of the case in a note,” said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mariana Wernerová on Friday. also that a Czech diplomat will go to Zimbabwe to attend the main trial scheduled for August 16.

The judge has so far rejected the Czech tourist’s request to be released on bail because, according to him, he would flee the country. In addition, he increased the charge for spreading lies to spreading lies with the intention of inciting the public, for that, according to a website in South Africa. News24 Slavik faces up to twenty years in prison. Čech’s lawyer claims that his client was charged on the basis of a law that has already been repealed.

In addition, an ironic situation occurred during the trial when the power went out in the courthouse. While this caused laughter in the public gallery, Slavík’s lawyer said as proof that his client’s allegations of electricity and water supply interruptions were true.

Slavík and Ssekamwa started a hunger strike at the weekend and are demanding a meeting with their countries’ representatives. However, the latter does not have the same charges as his Czech counterpart. He was detained immediately after the police searched the tourist cabin where he and Slavík were staying. Based on a search of his belongings, he was charged with violating the Censorship and Entertainment Act.

Zimbabwe will host the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit on August 17, an opportunity for the ruling regime to gain international legitimacy after elections that SADC itself criticized.

In July, the local police sent more than 80 civil society representatives, including political activists, to prison. On July 24, another 44 students were arrested for illegal assembly.

So the diplomatic representatives of the European Union states urged local authorities to respect basic freedoms, and the Democratic Alliance party of South Africa proposed last week to move the roof to another place.