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Hon Mangoma summoned on spurious charges
Movement for Democratic Change
November 07, 2012

Hon. Elton Mangoma, the MDC Deputy Treasurer General and the Minister of Energy and Power Development this afternoon received summons from the police to attend court at the Bindura Magistrate Court on spurious charges of insulting Robert Mugabe.

Hon. Mangoma was arrested on 10 October this year by police officers from the Harare Central Police Station on charges that he insulted Mugabe at a rally at Munhenga Business Centre early this year.

Police officers from the Law and Order Section attempted to drive him to Bindura Central Police Station but made a u-turn along the way after they received some instructions from unknown people. He was released on the same day after the intervention of his lawyers.

However, today Hon. Mangoma received some summons at his government offices at Chaminuka Building instructing him to attend court in Bindura on Tuesday, 13 November.

The summons were delivered at around midday by Detective Sergeant Ncube and Detective Sergeant Phiri from Bindura Law and Order Section.

The MDC position is that the issuing of summons on Minister Mangoma on such a spurious charge is nothing but the usual Zanu PF ploy to frustrate the Hon Minister from conducting his usual and important ministerial duties in government. The continued abuse of state machinery by Zanu PF to harass and intimidate MDC leadership and supporters is deplorable.

The arrests, harassment and intimidation will not deter the People's Party of Excellence from pursuing its vision of transforming the lives of Zimbabweans.

The MDC will therefore, continue with greater vigour to push for a YES vote in the referendum on the Constitution ahead of the next elections that will see the end of the sunset party.

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