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Man accused for drawing Grace Mugabe cuddling Gono's private parts, dies
29 Apr 2011 at 20:17hrs | Views
A Plumtree man who was arrested in February for drawing caricatures of Grace Mugabe cuddling his long suspected lover, Reserve Bank Governor, Gideon Gono's private parts, has died.
Mxolisi Tshabalala passed away a fortnight ago in Plumtree after a long illness.
His lawyer Lizwe Jamela confirmed the development Friday.
Tshabalala and his co-accused Blessed Phiri, an ex-policeman, were arrested in Plumtree after they were allegedly found showing the caricatures to members of the public.
"He was supposed to appear in court on April 20 but I was advised by his co-accused that he had passed away. Prosecutor Stanley Chinyan'anya confirmed Tshabalala's death. He had not been feeling well even before his arrest," said Jamela.
When they were arrested, the pair refused to divulge the source of the caricatures which were printed on old Zimbabwe dollar bank notes.
The pair had been appearing before Plumtree resident magistrate Mark Dzira.
Phiri is now expected back in court on May 24. Both men were on $50 bail each.
The two were facing charges of undermining the authority of, or insulting the President or his immediate family.
Mxolisi Tshabalala passed away a fortnight ago in Plumtree after a long illness.
His lawyer Lizwe Jamela confirmed the development Friday.
Tshabalala and his co-accused Blessed Phiri, an ex-policeman, were arrested in Plumtree after they were allegedly found showing the caricatures to members of the public.
When they were arrested, the pair refused to divulge the source of the caricatures which were printed on old Zimbabwe dollar bank notes.
The pair had been appearing before Plumtree resident magistrate Mark Dzira.
Phiri is now expected back in court on May 24. Both men were on $50 bail each.
The two were facing charges of undermining the authority of, or insulting the President or his immediate family.
Source - Byo24News
