Terrence Mawawa Masvingo |In a new twist, the tables have turned against prominent Masvingo based human rights activist Prosper Tiringindi, who is now facing fresh charges of leaking ZRP officer,Constable Mercy Dzafunwa’s nude pictures to the media.
Dzafunwa confirmed to ZimEye.com that she stripped and photographed herself, before uploading the pictures, as said by mistake to a social networking Whatsapp group.
Tiringindi, who is locked in a protracted battle with Dzafunwa and the police after he sued the cop for crushing his genitals during a raid last February,is also being accused of inciting residents of Mucheke suburb to demonstrate against the government.
In what analysts say is a deliberate and well calculated ploy to silence Tiringindi,the human rights activists is now facing three different counts following his battle with Dzafunwa.In another count, Tiringindi is being accused of inciting residents to vandalise property at Zambuko Trust a local money lending organisation.
“I am now on the police wanted list in connection with the leaking of Constable Dzafunwa’s nude pictures.I am now facing possible arrest over the leaked photos.Apart from that I am also being accused of disorderly conduct.”
“I also have a pending court case in which I am being accused of inciting people to vandalise property at Zambuko Trust.As I see it the police are determined to intimidate me so that I can withdraw the Dzafunwa case,”said Tiringindi.
According to a state line seen by ZimEye.com Tiringindi is being accused of disorderly conduct in a public place.
“On the 6th day of July 2016 along Zimuto street between Rashai Foroma bar and Tsungai Shop, Mucheke A, Prosper Tiringindi used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaved in a threatening, abusive and insulting manner by burning ,throwing tyres on the road, shouting with a loud hailer during the stay away day, “read the state outline.