Own Correspondent|Pro-democracy activist and #ThisFlag Movement founder, Pastor Evan Mawarire has been accused of being a military plant who was paid and protected by the military to oppose former president Robert Mugabe.

The shocking accusation which was made by Jealousy Mawarire, the spokesperson for the Robert Mugabe- affiliated Party, the National Patriotic Front (NPF).

Jealous Mawarire now and again also acts as Mugabe’s spokesperson and organised a number of press conferences for him in the run-up to the July 30 harmonised elections.

Jealous also sensationally claimed that the military had even paid for the airline tickets for Evan Mawarire’s family to leave the country.

The accusations were made after Evan Mawarire had written microblogging site Twitter, that he had forgiven Mugabe for the hell that he had endured under his rule.

Robert Mugabe, u turn 95 today. its hard 2say happy birthday coz millions had unhappy birthdays or fewer ones, they died due 2 yo brutality. I suffered at yo direct instruction but I’m strong enough 2 say I FORGIVE U. I hope u live long enough 2 ask those u destroyed 4 forgiveness.

…You’re so right. It’s the hardest thing to do coz you feel entitled to your unforgiveness. You figure it’s justified but then you realize unforgiveness imprisons you.

…As a matter of fact yes it does make me feel better, forgiving those you hate does that. He is genuinely forgiven and I hope he can ask the millions who hate him for forgiveness before his time is up.

Obviously, this did not go down well with Jealous Mawarire who retorted:

“The other side you don’t tell people is that u opposed him at the behest of the army, they gave you protection which was never given to those vawakaitisa, they bought you and your family air tickets, hapana chatisingazivi vakuru. Enjoy working with the army, your work isn’t finished.”

Mawarire is yet to respond to the allegation.