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| Zimbabwe: Reprieve for Zim Journalist Prosecuted Over Donation of Used Underwear |
| 2017-12-16 |
| [All Africa] A Zim-bob-wean court on Wednesday 13 December 2017 set free NewsDay journalist Kenneth Nyangani, who was being prosecuted for allegedly writing and publishing an article on the donation of some used undergarments reportedly sourced by former First Lady Grace Mugabe. The 31 year-old Nyangani was tossed in the slammer Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! in October and charged with criminal nuisance as defined in section 46(2) (v) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23 over a story published by NewsDay, a local daily newspaper on the donation of some used undergarments reportedly sourced by the country's former First Lady. Newsday reported that Esau Mupfumi, a ZANU PF party politician handed over the donation from Mugabe comprising of some used undergarments and night garbs to some ZANU PF party supporters at a meeting held in Mutare in Manicaland province. According to the State, Mupfumi donated some "brand new goods" which were donated by Mugabe and these included some men's boxer shorts, some pairs of sandals, some T-shirts and hand bags. Prosecutors claimed that by writing and publishing the story, Nyangani, who was represented by Passmore Nyakureba and Brian Majamanda of Zim-bob-we Lawyers for Human Rights, employed some means which are likely to interfere with ordinary comfort, convenience, peace or quiet of the public. The State charged that the NewsDay article caused ordinary discomfort, hurt and humiliation to Mupfumi and the ZANU PF supporters, who were the recipients of the donated goods. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 A First Lady writing off donations of used underwear? Where would she get that idea?? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-12-16 07:08 |