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Bar talk gives away Zanu-PF offices bombing suspect
03 Oct 2013 at 04:28hrs | Views
A 40-year-old Harare man has appeared in court on allegations of bombing Zanu-PF Machipisa offices destroying property worth thousands of dollars.
Collins Chisunga of Old Highfield was arrested while bragging that he had travelled all the way from South Africa to bomb Zanu-PF Machipisa offices and Jongwe printers adding that he was untouchable.
Chisunga and his alleged accomplices who are still at large allegedly set the offices ablaze destroying property worth thousands of dollars.
The fire spread to a shop which is adjacent to the offices and destroyed goods and groceries. He was not formerly charged when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Elijah Makomo charged with two counts of aggravated malicious damage to property.
Mr Makomo remanded him in custody to October 16. He advised him to apply for bail at the High court due to the gravity of the offence. The lower court has no jurisdiction to entertain bail on such matters. Prosecutor Miss Sharon Mashavira alleges that on September 28, Chisunga and his accomplices who are still at large went to Zanu-PF Machipisa offices where they set the place on fire.
The fire destroyed various items which included 20 wooden benches, two tables, various textbooks, novels, several mobile phones, cell phone accessories and a gas cooker.
As a result of the fire, the walls of the building and the corrugated iron roofing sheets collapsed.
Miss Mashavira told the court that the fire spread to Grocery World Supermarket adjacent to the offices.
The fire also destroyed various food stuffs among them cartons of cooking oil and sugar, fridges, clothes, books among other goods.
The actual value of the destroyed goods is yet to be established.
Chisunga was arrested in a bar at Mastones shopping centre in Highfield where he was heard shouting saying, "Takabva kuSouth Africa, hamuna zvamunotiita Jongwe neZanu-PF office Machipisa takapedza nemi kare. (We came all the way from South Africa, you cant do anything to us, Jongwe and Zanu-PF office Machipisa we have since dealt with you)."
Collins Chisunga of Old Highfield was arrested while bragging that he had travelled all the way from South Africa to bomb Zanu-PF Machipisa offices and Jongwe printers adding that he was untouchable.
Chisunga and his alleged accomplices who are still at large allegedly set the offices ablaze destroying property worth thousands of dollars.
The fire spread to a shop which is adjacent to the offices and destroyed goods and groceries. He was not formerly charged when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Elijah Makomo charged with two counts of aggravated malicious damage to property.
Mr Makomo remanded him in custody to October 16. He advised him to apply for bail at the High court due to the gravity of the offence. The lower court has no jurisdiction to entertain bail on such matters. Prosecutor Miss Sharon Mashavira alleges that on September 28, Chisunga and his accomplices who are still at large went to Zanu-PF Machipisa offices where they set the place on fire.
As a result of the fire, the walls of the building and the corrugated iron roofing sheets collapsed.
Miss Mashavira told the court that the fire spread to Grocery World Supermarket adjacent to the offices.
The fire also destroyed various food stuffs among them cartons of cooking oil and sugar, fridges, clothes, books among other goods.
The actual value of the destroyed goods is yet to be established.
Chisunga was arrested in a bar at Mastones shopping centre in Highfield where he was heard shouting saying, "Takabva kuSouth Africa, hamuna zvamunotiita Jongwe neZanu-PF office Machipisa takapedza nemi kare. (We came all the way from South Africa, you cant do anything to us, Jongwe and Zanu-PF office Machipisa we have since dealt with you)."
Source - herald
