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Obert Mpofu welcomes Kasukuwere
23 May 2018 at 10:33hrs | Views
HOME Affairs Minister Obert Mpofu says his former cabinet colleague Saviour Kasukuwere was welcome back home and has allayed speculation the government harboured plans to pursue vendettas against his once bitter Zanu-PF rival.
"He has come back home. He is a Zimbabwean. So, what could be his fate other than that he is a returnee from exile!" Mpofu told NewZimbabwe.com when asked what the former Local Government Minister's fate was.
Kasukuwere returned Tuesday after he fled into exile November last year when the military seized control of government from then President Robert Mugabe, accusing him, among his misdemeanours, of protecting corrupt cronies from prosecution.
The former Zanu-PF political commissar was seen as one of the kingpins of the infamous G40 faction that put up a fierce campaign to block then Vice President Mnangagwa from taking over from Mugabe.
Minister Mpofu refused to comment on whether Kasukuwere faced any offences that warranted his arrest by Zimbabwean authorities.
"I am not a judge. I am not a policeman. Kasukuwere has decided to come back. Well, that is his decision. He has just come back to where he belongs.
"Whether there would be other things that you are talking about, it's a matter of those institutions that deal with such issues and I am not responsible for his coming back or what has happened to him or what is likely to happen to him.
"What I know is that he is a citizen of this country and we welcome him back in the country. We welcome all our citizens who happen to be outside the country for whatever reason."
National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba told journalists in Mutare Tuesday that police would be keen on interviewing Kasukuwere over possible criminality linked to his stay in Zimbabwe.
Kasukuwere, who was briefly detained on arrival by police, said he was happy to be back home.
While Kasukuwere braved the journey back home, fellow exiled G40 proponents and ex-cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao have remained holed up in exile.
"He has come back home. He is a Zimbabwean. So, what could be his fate other than that he is a returnee from exile!" Mpofu told NewZimbabwe.com when asked what the former Local Government Minister's fate was.
Kasukuwere returned Tuesday after he fled into exile November last year when the military seized control of government from then President Robert Mugabe, accusing him, among his misdemeanours, of protecting corrupt cronies from prosecution.
The former Zanu-PF political commissar was seen as one of the kingpins of the infamous G40 faction that put up a fierce campaign to block then Vice President Mnangagwa from taking over from Mugabe.
Minister Mpofu refused to comment on whether Kasukuwere faced any offences that warranted his arrest by Zimbabwean authorities.
"I am not a judge. I am not a policeman. Kasukuwere has decided to come back. Well, that is his decision. He has just come back to where he belongs.
"Whether there would be other things that you are talking about, it's a matter of those institutions that deal with such issues and I am not responsible for his coming back or what has happened to him or what is likely to happen to him.
"What I know is that he is a citizen of this country and we welcome him back in the country. We welcome all our citizens who happen to be outside the country for whatever reason."
National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba told journalists in Mutare Tuesday that police would be keen on interviewing Kasukuwere over possible criminality linked to his stay in Zimbabwe.
Kasukuwere, who was briefly detained on arrival by police, said he was happy to be back home.
While Kasukuwere braved the journey back home, fellow exiled G40 proponents and ex-cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao have remained holed up in exile.
Source - newzimbabwe
