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Mnangagwa 'assassinator' sentenced to 16 years in prison
30 Oct 2018 at 16:17hrs | Views
Harare - President Emmerson Mngangagwea's ‘would be' assassinator who is also a self-proclaimed prophet has been sentenced to 16-years behind bars by a Harare magistrate.
The gun-wielding bogus security agent, who last year allegedly breached Mnangagwa's close security during a State function at the renaming of KGVI Barracks to Josiah Magama Tongogara was sentenced to 16-years in jail by Harare magistrate Estery Chivese.
Guthrie Chirodzero (40) was facing charges of possession of a firearm at a public gathering, impersonating a public official, forgery, possession of articles for criminal use and driving without a licence.
On the first charge, he was sentenced to five years behind bars, on the second charge he was sentenced to another five years of which one was suspended on condition of good behaviour.
On his third charge, he was sentenced to four years in prison, and of the four, two were suspended on condition of good behaviour.
He was also sentenced to one year in jail on his forth charge and on the final charge he was sentenced to another year in prison and six months were suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Of the 16-years, 12 and half years were effected.
The State led by Michael Reza quashed Chirodzero's mitigations for any sentence besides a custodial one saying he wanted to play God.
"The court should give this man a stiffer penalty because he committed a serious offence.
"He came within meters of the leader of the State with a loaded gun, seeing that he is a clergy man, he wanted to play God following the scripture according to Daniel.
"He was playing God because he knows that it is only God who appoints and removes kings which is what he intended to do on the day in question.
The State proved that Chirodzero sneaked into State House on December 4 during the swearing in of Cabinet ministers.
It also proved that during the time of his arrest, he was trying to disguise his identity by controlling movement of people during the renaming of King George (KGVI) Barracks to Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks in Harare.
Chirodzero impersonated a state security agent and was even spotted near the podium controlling traffic.
The military personnel also established that Chirodzero was a bogus CIO operative and he had a 38mm special Amando Rossi South African revolver with three live rounds of ammunition and two spent cartridges.
The gun-wielding bogus security agent, who last year allegedly breached Mnangagwa's close security during a State function at the renaming of KGVI Barracks to Josiah Magama Tongogara was sentenced to 16-years in jail by Harare magistrate Estery Chivese.
Guthrie Chirodzero (40) was facing charges of possession of a firearm at a public gathering, impersonating a public official, forgery, possession of articles for criminal use and driving without a licence.
On the first charge, he was sentenced to five years behind bars, on the second charge he was sentenced to another five years of which one was suspended on condition of good behaviour.
On his third charge, he was sentenced to four years in prison, and of the four, two were suspended on condition of good behaviour.
He was also sentenced to one year in jail on his forth charge and on the final charge he was sentenced to another year in prison and six months were suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Of the 16-years, 12 and half years were effected.
The State led by Michael Reza quashed Chirodzero's mitigations for any sentence besides a custodial one saying he wanted to play God.
"The court should give this man a stiffer penalty because he committed a serious offence.
"He came within meters of the leader of the State with a loaded gun, seeing that he is a clergy man, he wanted to play God following the scripture according to Daniel.
"He was playing God because he knows that it is only God who appoints and removes kings which is what he intended to do on the day in question.
The State proved that Chirodzero sneaked into State House on December 4 during the swearing in of Cabinet ministers.
It also proved that during the time of his arrest, he was trying to disguise his identity by controlling movement of people during the renaming of King George (KGVI) Barracks to Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks in Harare.
Chirodzero impersonated a state security agent and was even spotted near the podium controlling traffic.
The military personnel also established that Chirodzero was a bogus CIO operative and he had a 38mm special Amando Rossi South African revolver with three live rounds of ammunition and two spent cartridges.
Source - mailandtelegraph.com
