Four weeks after reports claimed that Zimbabwe’s Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa ‘brought violence to London’, investigations into the alleged act have found that there was no such violence apart from a possible verbal exchange during a conversation, if any such exist.
It was claimed by the London based SW Radio Africa that Chinamasa physically lunged at the MP for Vauxhaul, Kate Hoey an incident the radio website also claimed was a ‘fight’. In the article titled: ‘Chinamasa brings ZANU PF ‘violence’ to London’, the radio station’s reporter said “Nobody knows exactly what triggered the fight, but sources told SW Radio Africa that the incident happened as soon as Hoey went over to greet Chinamasa.” The story was subsequently republished by the weekly Standard paper which carried the screaming headline: “Chinamasa in near fist fight in the UK.”
It was claimed that Chinamasa was separated by ambassador Gabriel Machinga from hurting Hoey.
But ambassador Machinga has said no such thing happened, “I did not have the labour of separating the two because there was no incident where I met both of them at once. I met Kate after she had already greeted Chinamasa. When they exchanged their greetings I was not there. If such an incident occurred Kate would have told me, and Chinamasa would done the same.”
Furthermore when ZimEye contacted Kate Hoey herself, she refused to comment any further only replying with the below written response.
She had been asked:
“Our reporters have been trying to reach you since last week to inquire on the alleged incident to do with Zimbabwe’s Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa. It is reported that Mr Chinamasa attempted to assault you on Monday last week. We would like to report on this incident seeing there have been ifferent unclear reports on it.”
Below is all that Kate Hoey said when she was asked to comment on the alleged incident.
“I really have nothing more to say on this. In the scale of the intimidation and violence being perpetrated on ordinary Zimbabweans by Zanu PF thugs, Chinamasa’s belligerent behaviour in a public place would be seen as mild ! The fact that he reacted so angrily when I mentioned Beatrice Metatwa’s arrest maybe shows how he realises he is out of kilter with international opinion. I was not surprised at his behaviour. It is entirely in keeping with what I would expect of ZANU PF – Kate.”
In the event that this incident really took place, it is believed CCTV footage would have been released seeing the severity of the alleged behaviour. Great Britan has the most CCTV devices in the world with over 4.2 million cameras. This would be if the room had cameras which is highly likely as ZimEye has been told the meeting actually occured in a cocktail bar. Most of the UK’s bars have fitted active CCTV devices, a common police requirement for safety and vitual policing.
Meanwhile Hoey has remained controversial after she a few months ago ignited feelings of repulsion for Rhodesian injustice when she called for the UK government to recognise the Viscount 1979 bombings by ZIPRA, a motion she raised in parliament before millions of Zimbabweans moved to condemen her actions.
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@ ben dover,warwadziwa ka.chokwadi chinorwadza senhumbu.wanga uchida propaganda yekuti chinamasa was violent.the fact is he wasnt.deal with it
Chinamasa’s visit to the UK and subsequent interview by the BBC Hard Talk revealed a startling fact – only a small minority of two thousand Zanu PF members including Chinamasa have grabbed over half of the agriculture land in Zimbabwe.
Mbuya vano ma mi ra *******************************.
Some of these lies peddled by MDC T sympathisers are self destructive. The same whites they usual lie to about Zanu Pf’s violence and intimidation will simply reconcile those reports to this false one and see the truth about MDC T propaganda. Has anyone heard about the easing of sanctions, an indication that the world now sees the truth about Zanu Pf?
What would you expect from Cat Hoy and her Rhodesian Viscounts?
Ben Dover Jonathan M’ you are deluded why are so draconian? Why attack these journalists in their work?
The writer NEVER said that “CCTV is a legal requirement for pubs…” They merely said it is are common requirement and clearly show that that some pubs do not have CCTV to date.
There is no need for these journalists to go to Freedom of this and that, Kate Hoey has already revealed she is not capable of handling the shame that now hangs over her head, lol!
ZimEye Get your facts right:
1) CCTV is not a legal requirement for pubs or any other establishments. Owners choose to have it or not.
2) No-one said Chinamasa laid a finger on Ms Hoey. If he moved towards with an angry expression speaking at a higher octave then that can be construed as evidence of “threatening behaviour”
3) Ms Hoey measured response shows there was an incident witnessed by others of Chinamasa’s “belligerant” behaviour.
4) Machinga is well known for towing the party line. This is the same man who refused to allow Zimbabwe’s paralympians into the embassy because Senator Coltart would have been present.
5) Did ZimEye make a freedom of information act application to the establishment or to the diplomatic services who’d have logged this incident? If you didn’t then this is NOT journalism.
6) You have published this same story before. To whose benefit?
Nxa !how old are you little Makwemberedog?
Nehondo my friend, guess what? I got lost again when my Mercedes Ml While driving through the Lentegeur neighbourhood, I finally saw this Naked boy giggling with white froth on his mouth while yet holding a laptop at Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital.
The guy kept typing on the laptop for several hours.
Cde Greyhora, call Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital now and ask for a Zimbabwean who claims to be of Zulu descent, and was admitted on 5 March 2010. They say his condition is irreparable and the medication is not working. Dr Ian Du Toit said the guy has a rare condition which keeps him locked on the internet.
Comrade Chinamasa must have been excited to go to london after a long long time. The lifting of sanctions was a blessing the revolutionaries can now do their shopping in london.
you the people of zanu pf u want to be the bulls of everyone. CHINAMASA, do you still remember what you did towards Roy Benetti, carryon you shall see.
Ndiko kaitoda kukwirwa na cde Chinamasa zvino vakaramba neyavo. ZANU PF gentlemen dont f*ck w.ho.res lyk Kate, we are too smart 4 that.