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MDC councillor arrested for assaulting a police officer
02 Feb 2012 at 05:30hrs | Views
Cain Mpofu, MDC-T councillor was on Monday arrested in Lupane, Matabeleland North province on charges of assaulting a policeman.
Mpofu councillor for Ward 18 in Lupane East, was arrested at Lupane Business Centre for beating up a police officer who had been sent to arrest him on a different charge.
MDC-T Matabeleland North province Sengezo Tshabangu confirmed the arrest of Mpofu saying the charges were trumped up to fix him, since he was the campaign manager for former Lupane East legislator Njabuliso Mguni who is seeking re-election.
Mguni was fired by the Welshman Ncube - led MDC from Parliament in 2008 and he is eyeing the Lupane East constituency seat on main MDC ticket in elections expected next year.
The arrest of Mpofu in Lupane came just two days after the arrest of two employees of the civic group Bulawayo Agenda, Busani Ncube and Zansi Mabunda.
The two were arrested by Lupane police on allegations of holding a public meeting without police clearance at Lupane Business Centre, although they had a court order that gave them a green light.
Mpofu councillor for Ward 18 in Lupane East, was arrested at Lupane Business Centre for beating up a police officer who had been sent to arrest him on a different charge.
MDC-T Matabeleland North province Sengezo Tshabangu confirmed the arrest of Mpofu saying the charges were trumped up to fix him, since he was the campaign manager for former Lupane East legislator Njabuliso Mguni who is seeking re-election.
Mguni was fired by the Welshman Ncube - led MDC from Parliament in 2008 and he is eyeing the Lupane East constituency seat on main MDC ticket in elections expected next year.
The arrest of Mpofu in Lupane came just two days after the arrest of two employees of the civic group Bulawayo Agenda, Busani Ncube and Zansi Mabunda.
The two were arrested by Lupane police on allegations of holding a public meeting without police clearance at Lupane Business Centre, although they had a court order that gave them a green light.
Source - DN
