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Sodomites attack Zanu PF Commissar
03 Apr 2017 at 03:19hrs | Views
Alleged sodomites at Bulawayo Prisons battled with caged ZANU-PF Bulawayo Provincial Youth Deputy Commissar Tichaona Chikwava for about three hours at the cell last week, a court heard.
Chikwava sustained injuries on his face when he fought with other prisoners who were determined to sexually assault him.
Two weeks ago, Chikwava was sentenced to 12 months in prison for faking former provincial youth chairperson Mr Khumbulani Mpofu's death and asking for a $1 000 funeral donation from the party.
On Friday last week, his lawyer Mr Dumisani Dube of Mathonsi, Ncube law chambers appeared before magistrate Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi pleading with the court to give him $100 bail pending appeal.
"I have been advised by the prison guards that the rights of my client were infringed this week. They informed me that his cellmates tried to sodomise him and then they started to fight for about three hours and he has a swollen face." said Dube.
The magistrate granted Chikwava bail of $100 and ordered to surrender his travel documents to the clerk of courts and is also ordered to report to Mzilikazi police station once a week.
The court heard that Chikwava and Blessed Mushandu faked Mr Mpofu's death in order to get $1000 donation.
However, Mushandu pleaded not guilty to the fraud charge and State failed to prove that he committed the crime.
He was acquitted.
Chikwava sustained injuries on his face when he fought with other prisoners who were determined to sexually assault him.
Two weeks ago, Chikwava was sentenced to 12 months in prison for faking former provincial youth chairperson Mr Khumbulani Mpofu's death and asking for a $1 000 funeral donation from the party.
On Friday last week, his lawyer Mr Dumisani Dube of Mathonsi, Ncube law chambers appeared before magistrate Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi pleading with the court to give him $100 bail pending appeal.
"I have been advised by the prison guards that the rights of my client were infringed this week. They informed me that his cellmates tried to sodomise him and then they started to fight for about three hours and he has a swollen face." said Dube.
The magistrate granted Chikwava bail of $100 and ordered to surrender his travel documents to the clerk of courts and is also ordered to report to Mzilikazi police station once a week.
The court heard that Chikwava and Blessed Mushandu faked Mr Mpofu's death in order to get $1000 donation.
However, Mushandu pleaded not guilty to the fraud charge and State failed to prove that he committed the crime.
He was acquitted.
Source - Chronicle
