Zim man jailed for Mugabe bar insult
2013-02-11 21:31
Special Report
Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF party is mulling over a special congress at which top vacant positions will be filled and the succession of President Robert Mugabe would be decided, according to a report.
Harare - A Zimbabwean man has been jailed for three months
for comparing a fellow bar-goer to President Robert Mugabe's anus, his lawyer
said on Monday.
Norman Mangena said his client Clemence Zikhali - a cement
factory worker from the south west of the country - was convicted after being
charged for behaviour likely to cause public disorder.
"He mentioned the president in jest while referring to
a fellow patron in a bar. It was not a direct insult to the president,"
Mangena told AFP.
Zikhali reportedly told his fellow patron "You are
Mugabe's arsehole".
The subject of the insult, a supporter of Mugabe's Zanu-PF
party reported Zikhali to the police leading to his arrest, the lawyer said.
"He was not charged with insulting the president as has
been reported by some sections of the media," Mangena said.
Arrests for slandering Zimbabwe's long-time president and
breaching the strict public order law are common.
Usually those found guilty receive light jail sentences,
fines or are ordered to do community service.
- AFP
