Mpofu was summoned to appear before the Plumtree courts on
April 22.
“You are hereby required and directed by the State on the
sight hereof to summon Norman Mpofu of
Pangeo, Plumtree that he appear
personally before the court of the
magistrate at Plumtree on April 22 at
8am, to answer and abide the judgment of the court arising from the disorderly conduct as defined in Section 41
of the Criminal Law (Codification and
Reform) Act Chapter 09:23 served on the
said accused,” read the summons.
Speaking to Southern Eye Mpofu said: “The said incident
happened in 2013, but has now been turned into a different script with
different actors.
“I am accused of insulting the police by saying that they
were dogs that harass people. But in
2013, they had alleged that my crime was insulting Zanu PF supporters,” Mpofu
said.
He believes he is being harassed for posting pictures on
Facebook, which showed money changers being harassed by the police in 2021.
“When I went to the courts last Friday, I was told that I
am now being accused of a crime that I committed in 2013. The charges have now
changed and they are saying that I insulted the police,” Mpofu said.
When the case was heard in 2013, Mpofu filed a High Court
order seeking to stop the then Plumtree magistrate Livard Philemon from dealing
with the case saying that he was biased. Newsday
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