Mutasa dismisses 'absurd' hearing

Former Zanu-PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa has scoffed at plans by the party's politburo to drag him to a disciplinary hearing over his alleged acts of misconduct, saying he did not recognise the "so-called disciplinary team" appointed to preside over this case.

The politburo on Wednesday set up a six-member disciplinary committee chaired by Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko to grill Mutasa for allegedly threatening to take Zanu-PF to court and roping in Sadc and the African Union in a bid to seek nullification of the party's December congress resolutions.

Former Zanu-PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo, who spoke on behalf of Mutasa, yesterday described the committee as illegal.

As far as we are concerned and as far as he is concerned, the so-called team is illegal and he does not recognise the congress that took place in December, Gumbo said.

Other members of the committee include First Lady Grace Mugabe, political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, legal affairs secretary Patrick Chinamasa, Youth League secretary Pupurai Togarepi and secretary for security Kembo Mohadi.

His (Mutasa's) position is very clear that he doesn't recognise the congress because it was done illegally and there is little they can do. That will remain his position until things are rectified, Gumbo said.