An MDC-T activist based in Mutare was yesterday slapped
with a six-month jail term for threatening to torch 25 houses belonging to Zanu
PF supporters soon after the July 30 elections.
James Oswell Chitere was also facing a charge of arson, but
Mutare magistrate Tendai Mahwe ruled there was no evidence linking him to the
latest offence.
Mahwe, however, said Chitere violated the Electoral Act by
threatening a political opponent and sentenced him to six months in jail.
The magistrate, however, suspended two months of the
sentence on condition of good behaviour.
On August 2, the complainant’s daughter Linnet Kagweda
(22), who is a Zanu PF supporter, met Chitere while on her way to Watsomba
business centre.
Chitere confronted her with the intention of showing him
videos of MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa, but Kagweda refused to
entertain him.
The convict threatened to burn Kagweda’s home, after
labelling her a Zanu PF supporter.
Kagweda later informed her mother Raviro Kagweda (56) about
Chitere’s threats after their hut was set ablaze that same day.
All the property in the hut was reduced to ashes. Newsday
0 comments:
Post a Comment