In the trial of author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, a court in Zimbabwe has adjourned the decision on her possible exoneration.
The reason for this is that Dangarembga did not appear for the court date on Monday.
The judge issued an arrest warrant for Dangarembga.
Dangarembga, who is currently in Germany, was unable to travel to Zimbabwe for the court hearing for health reasons.
Her lawyer had already informed the court about the illness last week.
The judge ruled that the arrest warrant could be lifted once Dangarembga produced a valid medical certificate upon her return home.
The decision on Dangarembga's possible exoneration has been postponed until August 4th.
Dangarembga, who received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in 2021, is accused of public incitement to violence, breach of the peace and bigotry in Zimbabwe.
She took part in anti-government protests in July 2020 and was briefly arrested.
The 63-year-old has to justify herself before an anti-corruption court in the capital Harare, which reports directly to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The trial is about the very issues that the author, who is married to a German, has been campaigning for in books and films for decades: discrimination, human rights, persecution and corruption.
If convicted, Dangarembga faces several years in prison.