Terrence Mawawa| Academic and law lecturer at Kent University in the United Kingdom, Alex Magaisa
says it is scandalous to secretly record telephone calls without the consent of the other person.

This follows the confession made by former Minister of Home Affairs Obert Mpofu before the Motlanthe Commission on Tuesday.

While giving his testimony before the
Commission, Mpofu revealed that he recorded the phone call he made to MDC A president Nelson Chamisa on August 1.

Mpofu alleged that during the course of the conversation, Chamisa admitted that he had lost the Presidential election held on
July 30 to ZANU PF candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Chamisa has since rubbished
Mpofu’s claims.Writing on microblogging site Twitter, Magaisa
said:”I could see Rodney Dixon QC was stunned by Obert Mpofu’s admission and boasting about secretly recording his  telephone conversation with Chamisa.

Such an admission by a public officer would be a scandal of huge proportions .”