Baba Jukwa Case: Makedenge Denied US Visa
9 December 2014
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wants justice?..Edmund Kudzayi
given a wait..Edmund Kudzayi

The Baba Jukwa case took a twist Tuesday amid revelations that Investigative Officer Assistant Commissioner Crispen Makedenge, has been denied a US visa.
A source revealed to this reporter Makedenge never flew to the United States as earlier claimed by the Prosecutor.
“Obviously the US government will not comment on individual cases of visa applicants but you can see it for yourself from Makedenge if he ever entered US territory,” an embassy source told this reporter pointing that Makedenge was never given US passage to travel to that country so to investigate the Baba Jukwa email and Facebook account.
Makedenge has already been finger-pointed by the main accused, Edmund Kudzayi of deleting several email records in the Baba Jukwa email account during the time he was in control of it before it was taken back through the help of the US based Google company. It is widely believed Makedenge himself was part and parcel or a key member of the Baba Jukwa syndicate.
The latest revelations on the Visa denial were further confirmed by repeated judicial requests by the Prosecutor to Harare magistrate Mr Milton Serima to stretch the court case and keep the Sunday Mail Editor Edmund Kudzayi and his brother Philip, on remand. Despite the convincing evidence however, prosecutor Ms Sharon Mashavira today urged the court to postpone the matter pending finalisation of extra territorial investigations, saying the United States department of justice and criminal division was yet to assist in the case.
“US, Washington DC department of justice criminal division in the office of international affairs, have sent letters in response to State’s request pertaining investigations,” said Ms Mashavira.
“We are still waiting for documents from Google and Facebook which will form part of the evidence. It would not be in the interest of justice to remove the accused from remand considering the complexity of the matter which requires mutual legal assistance.”
The Kudzayi brothers’ lawyer Mr Rubaya told the court that the continued wait for the letters from the US exposed Asst Comm Makedenge as having done nothing with regards the matter so far.
“This is an old song being repeated today,” he said.
“If Asst Comm Makedenge was denied assistance, he should tell us. We don’t want to believe that the State is being used by a political hoax, but they leave us to presume.
“The steps taken so far are elementary which, should have been done before arresting the accused.
“There is no guarantee that they will have the information, let them investigate until Jesus’ second coming, but the accused’s rights to trial within a reasonable time should not be trampled upon.”
Edmund and Philip are facing charges involving banditry, insurgency and demeaning the Office of the President by allegedly running an online campaign against the Government under the Facebook page, Baba Jukwa.
It is alleged that in April last year, Edmund hatched a plan with Philip to overthrow the Government through unconstitutional means.
They allegedly created a Gmail account, [email protected], using a mobile phone line registered in Philip’s name, but used by Edmund.
The State says the two allegedly posted articles on the Baba Jukwa Facebook page, which encouraged rebellion against the Zanu-PF Government.
They also posted articles to the effect that they had a Dare Rechimurenga in place and that a team was on the ground studying the situation in Zimbabwe, the State says.
The Prosecutor says investigations have revealed that Edmund and Philip were the ones in control of the Baba Jukwa Gmail account.
The court further heard that Philip opened an account with a local bank, which he accessed payments for Amai Jukwa articles, which were authored and published by Edmund.

4 Replies to “Baba Jukwa Case: Makedenge Denied US Visa”

  1. Stoopid CIA you were meant to let this criminal in , then deport him to Guantanamo for torture. !!!!!!????? What a lost wonderful opportunity to punish this terroristi

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