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after the court dismissed his application for discharge at the close of the State case.
He is jointly charged with Antoneta Choto (36), Tatenda Mombeyarara (29), Edson Chakuma (38), Hopewell Gumbo (32) and Welcome Zimuto (25) Gwisai denied the charges against him.
The defence case opened yesterday before Harare magistrate Mr Kudakwashe Jarabini.
Gwisai claimed that their meeting was purely academic.
He told the court that the objectives of the meeting were to discuss events taking place in North Africa and to commemorate the life of an Aids activist Navigator Mungoni who had passed away.
“I was supposed to speak in general about events in Tunisia and Egypt in relation to the global financial crisis, the state of capitalism globally today and the responses of the working classes as well as the relationship of the above events to the struggle for democracy and constitutionalism in Africa and Zimbabwe,” said Gwisai.
He denied ever initiating an uprising against the President and the Government arguing that it was a peaceful gathering.
The matter was remanded to tomorrow when Mr Reza is expected to cross-examine him.
The State closed its case on February 1 after calling four witnesses.
The State alleges that the offence was committed on February 19 last year at Zimbabwe Labour Centre, at Number 43 Julius Nyerere Way in Harare.
It is alleged that Gwisai, a co-ordinator of the International Socialist Organisation and five others agreed to forcibly and to a serious extent disturb peace, security or order of the public in Zimbabwe.
It is alleged that they agreed to mobilise the people of Zimbabwe to revolt against the Government and demand the resignation of the President of Zimbabwe, the Egyptian way.
Online Reporter