Pastor Evan Mawarire was arrested on his return to Harare after 6 months in exile. Mawarire left the country after he was arrested for subverting a constitutionally elected government. After his arrest at the airport, Mawarire was charged under the same section for the second time. Here
Here is how some people around the world reacted to the news that Mawarire had been arrested again.
https://twitter.com/DavidColtart/status/827036385106395136
$15 billion goes missing from Govt-owned companies = ZERO arrests.
Pastor who spoke out against corruption returns = immediately arrested! pic.twitter.com/QykGz9i3Gq
— Doug Coltart ✊🏽🇿🇼 (@DougColtart) February 1, 2017
If the Zimbabwean government were fish, you wouldn't even have to put a bait on the hook.
— Alex T Magaisa 🇿🇼 (@Wamagaisa) February 1, 2017
By arresting Pastor Evan Mawarire, Zimbabwe's blundering government is reviving an online anti-Mugabe movement that was running out of steam
— Kholwani Nyathi (@kholwaninyathi) February 1, 2017
This is huge, Evan Mawarire of #ThisFlag returned to Zim today after almost 6 months, he was predictably caged on arrival #Brave
— Nqaba Matshazi (@nqabamatshazi) February 1, 2017
From a PR perspective, it's a monumentally stupid decision to lock up Pastor Evan Mawarire again
— Simon Allison (@simonallison) February 1, 2017
$15 billion worth of Diamonds was stolen no arrests ZimDef funds embezzled still no arrests Pastor landed in the country and arrested pic.twitter.com/CTA5E20Kxk
— Chief Negove (@Tau_Moyo) February 1, 2017
Nothing will happen to him. Why hide from nothing? https://t.co/H4BKVgyBwT
— Edmund Kudzayi (@EdmundKudzayi) February 1, 2017
thank you..we cannot have an Itai dzamara situation again
— Africa First (@Thekwerekwere_) February 1, 2017
of course. Those charges will fall by the wayside as usual
— C.E Mambo 🇿🇼 (@cemambo) February 1, 2017
The Zimbabwean government has an uncanny penchant for making heroes. Someone was unhappy Yahya Jammeh had hogged the limelight since Dec!
— Alex T Magaisa 🇿🇼 (@Wamagaisa) February 1, 2017