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'Mugabe is a limping donkey,' said Madzore
04 May 2013 at 06:14hrs | Views
MDC youth leader, Solomon Madzore, described President Mugabe as a limping donkey which should be put out of its misery at an election campaign rally.
He was arrested and charged with insulting Mugabe.
His lawyer Charles Kwaramba said Friday the youth wing head is charged with insulting President Robert Mugabe, 89, under sweeping security laws.
Kwaramba said: "The police claim my client told party followers at a rally that Mugabe idhongi rinokamhina ririkutadzisa Tsvangirai kutonga zvakanaka muGNU." (uMugabe lidonki eliqhulayo elenza uTsvangirai engabusi kuhle kuGNU).
Madzore denies the charges.
In the local Shona language the phrase "dhongi rinokamina" (idonki eqhulayo) is used to depict a lame draught animal that is no longer of any use and must be put out to pasture.
Madzore faces a penalty of a fine or several months of imprisonment.
Legal charges for insulting Mugabe are common in Zimbabwe. The prime minister's party says the arrest is to stifle its campaigning for younger voters in elections scheduled this year.
He was arrested and charged with insulting Mugabe.
His lawyer Charles Kwaramba said Friday the youth wing head is charged with insulting President Robert Mugabe, 89, under sweeping security laws.
Kwaramba said: "The police claim my client told party followers at a rally that Mugabe idhongi rinokamhina ririkutadzisa Tsvangirai kutonga zvakanaka muGNU." (uMugabe lidonki eliqhulayo elenza uTsvangirai engabusi kuhle kuGNU).
In the local Shona language the phrase "dhongi rinokamina" (idonki eqhulayo) is used to depict a lame draught animal that is no longer of any use and must be put out to pasture.
Madzore faces a penalty of a fine or several months of imprisonment.
Legal charges for insulting Mugabe are common in Zimbabwe. The prime minister's party says the arrest is to stifle its campaigning for younger voters in elections scheduled this year.
Source - swradio
