Alfa Media Holdings (AMH) senior journalist, Blessed Mhlanga, who is renowned for interviewing dissenting war veteran, Blessed Geza, spent the night in police cells following his arrest yesterday.
Mhlanga surrendered himself to the police in the presence of his lawyer, Chris Mhike.
Otherwise known as Dhara in media circles, Mhlanga is being accused of “transmission of data message inciting violence or damage to property”.
The journalist, who has long been on police wanted list, had previously been approached by the police who sought information on the whereabouts of Geza.
Yesterday, AMH Chairman, Trevor Ncube (pictured), condemned Mhlanga’s arrest while posting on his X handle:
“I condemn in the strongest terms the arrest and detention of @bbmhlanga today. Dhara is spending the night in police custody accused of “Transmission of data message inciting violence or damage to property.” This follows @HStvNews broadcast of an interview with Blessed Geza. This is punishing Dhara for doing his work as a journalist. Dhara is a principled and courageous journalist who will not be broken by this brazen harassment and intimidation. #JournalismIsNotACrime
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