By A Correspondent| Despite coming under fire for namedropping President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s name in their land battles against City of Harare, Pokugara Properties Managing Director Michael John Van Blerk is at it again.

According to an investigations reported submitted before Harare Magistrate by a police detective Precious Temba, unknown men who visited and threatened a Parirenyatwa General Hospital psychiatrist, Dr Ropafadzo Muzvidziwa said Van Blerk was “munhu wa President” (the President’s person).

Prior to this, opposing papers filed by another Pokugara Properties Chief Operating Officer, Tatiana Aleshina against a High Court challenge by Harare North legislator Norman Markham, Pokugara Chief Operating Officer, she namedropped Mnangagwa’s name.

Aleshina said she met Mnangagwa seeking to settle a long running legal battle with City of Harare over her boss Kenneth Raydon Sharpe’s failure to meet the terms of an agreement entered for the construction of Airport Road.

She further dragged the Secretary for Justice Virginia Mabhiza whom she claimed to have also met while seeking to clear herself from any corrupt land dealings.

As if that was not enough, the Parirenyatwa General Hospital psychiatrist, Dr Muzvidziwa who was consulted by the Harare Magistrates Court to assess Pokugara Properties Managing Director, Michael John Van Blerk’s fitness to stand trial reported being threatened by unknown men who visited her workplace claiming that they were from the President’s Office.

Dr Muzvidziwa added that the yet to be identified men said Van Blerk was “munhu waPresident” (the President’s person).

The court has since ordered an investigation into the threats against Dr Muzvidziwa with the initial inquiry failing to unmask the two men.

Van Blerk’s trial for malicious damage to property has stalled due to his reported ill health, though Dr Muzvidziwa recently certified him fit for trial.

He is jointly charged with City of Harare officials including the then Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango and Engineer Isaiah Chawatama among others.

According to the state case, Van Blerk, Chisango, Chawatama and other connived to destroy a show house built by Harare businessman George Katsimberis at the corner of Teviotdale and Whitwell Road, Borrowdale claiming that there were no approved architectural plans.

Katsimberis insists that the construction of the show house was above board as all the procedures were followed.