Get thee behind me, Prophet Magaya tells PG

Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader, Walter Magaya, has accused the Acting Prosecutor-General of harassment after his office indicated that it wanted the prophet indicted at the High Court for allegedly raping a congregant despite the complainant having withdrawn charges.

In a letter dated December 1, addressed to Acting PG Ray Goba accompanied by an affidavit, the woman said Magaya did not rape her. She claims she fabricated charges against him.

The woman said she did not want the matter pursued. However, on Wednesday last week, Chief Law Officer Michael Mugabe told the magistrate court that prosecution intended to indict Magaya for trial at the High Court.

Advocate Thabani Mpofu, who is representing Magaya with instructions from Rubaya and Chatambudza Legal Practitioners, then challenged the State's intention to indict.

His objection was overruled by magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe, who gave the State the green light to indict Magaya. This prompted the defence team to give notice for an application for referral of the matter to the Constitutional Court.

They raised constitutional issues which they said could only be dealt with by the apex court. In his affidavit in support of the written application filed yesterday, Magaya claimed that he was a victim of fabricated rape charges.