Zimbabwe court convicts, fines New York Times freelancer


  • World
  • Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022

(Reuters) - A Zimbabwean freelance reporter working for the New York Times was on Tuesday convicted and fined after he was accused of obtaining fake accreditation documents for two of the U.S. newspaper's journalists on a visit, his lawyer said.

Jeffrey Moyo, a 37-year-old Zimbabwean, spent three weeks in jail last year and his trial started in January.

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