Pastor and activist appears in court

(17 Jan 2019) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Harare - 17 January 2019 1. Pastor and activist Evan Mawarire arriving to court and speaking to journalists UPSOUND (English) "It's just unfortunate that our government will continue to treat us this way." 2. Billboard reading (English) "Harare Magistrate Court (Criminal)" 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Evan Mawarire, opposition activist and pastor: "I did nothing of sort, I did not incite anyone to any violence. Neither did I attempt to subvert the government in any way." 4. Prison officer opening gate at Harare Magistrate Court 5. Mawarire with his lawyer and friends 6. Prison truck outside court building 7. Various of other arrested protesters stepping out of prison truck   8. People entering court through gates 9. Court exterior STORYLINE: A prominent Zimbabwean pastor and opposition activist who faces a possible 20 years in prison on a subversion charge said on Thursday it is "unfortunate" to see the new government acting like that of former leader Robert Mugabe, as alarm grew about a violent crackdown on people protesting a dramatic rise in fuel prices. "It's just unfortunate that our government will continue to treat us this way," Evan Mawarire told reporters as he arrived in court in Harare. Mawarire, also accused of inciting violence, was one of more than 600 people arrested this week as the country faces its worst unrest since deadly post-election violence in August. Commenting on the accusations, Mawarire said: "I did not incite anyone to any violence. Neither did I attempt to subvert the government in any way." Zimbabweans have heeded a nationwide stay-at-home call after the government made gasoline in the economically shattered country the world's most expensive. Mawarire famously launched the #ThisFlag campaign that led to nationwide anti-government protests in 2016 against mismanagement and Mugabe. He was acquitted of a similar subversion charge the following year. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Google+: https://plus.google.com/b/102011028589719587178/+APArchive​ Tumblr: https://aparchives.tumblr.com/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/464fe97eefac166bb7199e90400608ed