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Journo nabbed for insulting Mugabe
14 Jul 2012 at 14:10hrs | Views
A freelance journalist has been arrested for allegedly insulting President Mugabe during an an altercation with another man at Avondale shopping centre.
Vimbai Kamoyo (35) is now being charged for contravention Section 33 (2) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, for allegedly undermining the authority or insulting the President.
Kamoyo was not formally charged when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma. He was remanded out of custody to August 1 on US$50 bail. Prosecutor Mr David Magwegwe alleges that on July 7 this year at around 5pm, the informant was at Avondale shopping centre while in the company of his wife.
It is alleged the informant parked his vehicle outside a bottle store and Kamoyo who was in the company of his friend Joseph, walked towards the informant's car. The court heard that Kamoyo inquired from his friend the kind of business the informant was into.
The informant overheard their conversation and approached Kamoyo in a bid to inquire from him as to why he wanted to know about his private life.
It is the State's case that this did not go down well with Kamoyo who suddenly became violent and started insulting the informant and the President.
It is alleged that he said, "Urikufungidzira kuti VaMugabe vacharamba vachikuprotector kusvika rinhi . . . Iwe naMugabe wako hamuna zvamunondiita mukada kuita anything ndinokunyorerai nyaya yenyu mumanewspaper because I am a reporter."
Kamoyo, the State says, further insulted the President with some unprintable words. The informant made a report to police leading to Kamoyo's arrest.
Vimbai Kamoyo (35) is now being charged for contravention Section 33 (2) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, for allegedly undermining the authority or insulting the President.
Kamoyo was not formally charged when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma. He was remanded out of custody to August 1 on US$50 bail. Prosecutor Mr David Magwegwe alleges that on July 7 this year at around 5pm, the informant was at Avondale shopping centre while in the company of his wife.
It is alleged the informant parked his vehicle outside a bottle store and Kamoyo who was in the company of his friend Joseph, walked towards the informant's car. The court heard that Kamoyo inquired from his friend the kind of business the informant was into.
It is the State's case that this did not go down well with Kamoyo who suddenly became violent and started insulting the informant and the President.
It is alleged that he said, "Urikufungidzira kuti VaMugabe vacharamba vachikuprotector kusvika rinhi . . . Iwe naMugabe wako hamuna zvamunondiita mukada kuita anything ndinokunyorerai nyaya yenyu mumanewspaper because I am a reporter."
Kamoyo, the State says, further insulted the President with some unprintable words. The informant made a report to police leading to Kamoyo's arrest.
Source - Court
