A Lupane based police officer, recently landed himself in trouble when he allegedly urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to hand over power to MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa.

The officer, Taison Hove, is said to have made the remarks on January 3, 2019 while drinking beer with other patrons at Countryside Bar in Lupane.

According to the court papers, Hove is alleged to have made the remarks when an unidentified man passed by the bar wearing a Zanu PF T Shirt with Mnangagwa’s picture.

It is the State’s allegation that Hove made a comment saying Zanu PF T Shirts must not be worn by people at business centres but only when going to the fields. Hove is also alleged to have further commented that Mnangagwa has failed the country and as such should hand over power to Chamisa.

Hove was later taken for disciplinary hearing by his employer but when he challenged his arrest through an application for referral of his matter to the Constitutional Court, his application was dismissed.

This prompted him to file a current application for review at the High Court challenging his employer’s disciplinary hearing.

-Agencies