Petros Trelawny, arrested on 26 May 2012 for working in Zimbabwe without accreditation, was freed of all charges and flown out of the country on 1 June.
(MISA/IFEX) – A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) music presenter, Petros Trelawny, who was arrested on 26 May 2012 for working in Zimbabwe without accreditation in terms of the repressive Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), was freed of all charges and flew out of the country on 1 June 2012.
Trelawny was arrested in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, during the Bulawayo Music Festival.
After being released on 30 May 2012, he then faced new charges on allegations of breaching Zimbabwe’s immigration laws. However, the charges were dropped on 31 May 2012 and his passport returned to him.
Trelawny was acting as a compère during the festival and was in Bulawayo in his personal capacity as opposed to being on assignment for the BBC.
