LUMUMBA LATEST: “F*** You Mugabe” Case Rattles Mugabe’s Head
18 August 2016
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ZimEye.com brings our valued readers and contributors updates from the Viva Zimbabwe leader, Acie Lumumba court case in Harare.
UPDATE  7pm: Police attempted to issue a new warrant of arrest on Lumumba in the afternoon, as his case went on. Lumumba’s lawyer adv Chadambuka told ZimEye.com there was a misunderstanding between prosecutors and a mix up of court rooms resulting in Lumumba being handed the wrong charge. This was however later rectified after the lawyer had staged a fight.
The case was later referred to Friday 9.30am when the verdict is to be announced.

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Lumumba who was arrested for allegedly insulting or undermining President Robert Mugabe’s authority, was initially represented by Ashiel Mugiya before changing to MDC-T vice-president, Nelson Chamisa, and then settling for Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) member, Advocate Zvikomborero Chadambuka. He then changed and is now represented by Advocate Chambers Legal Practitioners.
At the time of writing,  Thursday afternoon as the verdict on Lumumba’s application for referral to the ConCourt was awaited, ZimEye.com was reliably informed the President’s office’s staff is scratching their heads on what to do with Lumumba so to effect a conviction.
A source told ZimEye.com, “I have just been told Mugabe is battling struggling on what to do with Lumumba.”
The current CIO headache arises from the conjecture that when Lumumba told Mugabe “F… You,” he did not in any way breach any law of the land and the only thing they could pounce on is the alleged statement , ‘just touch me and you will see what will happen to your children’. But even the latter does not in any way translate into any crime, legal experts said last week.
Meanwhile Lumumba had two weeks ago filed the application to have the matter referred to the Constitutional Court, arguing he did not insult Mugabe, but simply expressed his personal emotions. He told the court it was his constitutional right to express himself in the manner he did before giving further examples that left the gallery in stitches.
Lumumba further said he was privileged to tell Mugabe anything, as he was also a political party leader.
The former Zanu PF activist was arrested last month after he allegedly insulted Mugabe while announcing the formation of his political party.
The State alleges he went on to warn Mugabe that if he meddled with him, being a war veteran’s child, his (the President’s) children will receive similar treatment after he dies.

3 Replies to “LUMUMBA LATEST: “F*** You Mugabe” Case Rattles Mugabe’s Head”

  1. We’re just a docile lot, Mugabe is nothing my people, he’s finished. Single handed lumumba has proved it beyond any doubt.

  2. We’re just a docile lot, Mugabe is nothing my people, he’s finished. Single handed lumumba has proved it beyond any doubt.

  3. this is a circus, if bob really wanted this boy gone he would be gone, tese tinozviziva. izvi zvema legalities matters else where, not in robert mugabe’s zimbahwe. Taurai zvimwe.

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