A judge also called for top human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa’s licence to be revoked, saying she ‘scandalised the court’
Harare — A Zimbabwean court has barred the country’s top human rights lawyer — who herself faces arrest — from defending journalist and critic of the government Hopewell Chin’ono.
Beatrice Mtetwa has since the time of Robert Mugabe defended opposition figures, including the late Movement for Democratic Change founder, Morgan Tsvangirai.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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