A 32-year-old local activist, Talent Rusere was recently arr3sted at Plumtree Border Post after his deportation from Botswana and appeared at Harare Magistrates court. Rusere was arr3sted in connection with some videos claiming that Zimbabweans voted in Mozambique’s disputed October elections.
Talent Rusere is being charged with two counts of v!olating immigration laws and the Data Protection Act. According to Prosecutors, Rusere was residing in Botswana without a valid passport and is currently of no fixed abode.
“On December 23, 2024, Rusere was deported through the Plumtree border post after he was caught without a valid passport in that country,” the Prosecuter said.
It was alleged that on an unknown date Rusere originated and distributed video messages which were meant to inc!te unrest in Zimbabwe and other parts of the Sadc region.
The videos alleged that Zimbabweans were caught on camera casting their votes in Mozambique’s elections held on October 9.
lt is alleged that as a result, some Zimbabweans responded on various social media platforms by threatening to engage in violent activities in solidarity with the opposition in Mozambique.
The opposition in Mozambique has rejected the outcome of the October elections that extended the ruling Frelimo’s stay in power.
