MDC-Alliance vice president Tendai Biti has been tested positive for Covid-19, he confirmed today at the Magistrates Court in Harare.
This was revealed when Biti failed to show up in court for his trial of manhandling a Russian national during an altercation outside Harare Magistrates Court.
Mr Biti did not appear in court because “he has been in contact with a person with a person tested positive for the virus”, said his lawyer, Mr Alec Muchadehama.
It was not until state prosecutor Mr Micheal Reza Appealed for a warrant of arrest that Mr Biti showed up in court.
After a one minute appearance the Magistrate excused Mr Biti for the safety of others.
Our reporter later on approached Mr Biti who was isolating himself in his car, for an interview which Biti refused saying he is positive of the deadly virus so he could not do it.
“I can’t do the interview at court and I have been tested positive of the virus so rather call me on my telephone so that we will do the interview”.
Our reporter could not get further details because Biti’s driver had already pulled up the windows.
The trial has, once again, been postponed to the 26th of July 2021.
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