Posted by Gweru, November 10, 2009 – Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Kwekwe central Member of Parliament, Blessing Chebundo, who has been facing charges of raping a 14 year old girl has been acquitted.
Regional magistrate William Bhila in his ruling said the prosecution team failed to prove their case as the state witnesses contradicted themselves during trial.
After the ruling Chebundo told Radio VOP that he had been persecuted by his political opponents to settle political scores and was now happy the ‘truth’ had come out.
“I am very happy by the judgement.The truth has come out.I have been harrased , beaten and detained several times …this has been the most trying time,” Chebundo told Radio VOP.
“This case was painful in that my political opponents used the social aspect in approaching a family to settle scores.”
Chebundo said he had been arrested more than 10 times during his political career facing several charges that range from holding weapons of war, holding unauthorized political meetings and for violence when he was actually the victim.
The lawmaker has been winning elections against Zanu PF senior politburo member and also the Minister of Defence, Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Chebundo was arrested in May this year for raping a 14 year girl from his constituency on their way to Kwekwe from Harare near Sebakwe river, and the girl has since given birth.
The MDC had been complaining that their MPs were being arrested on trumped up charges.
The party’s deputy Youth Minister ,Thamsanqa Mahlangu was also recently acquitted after facing charges of stealing Zanu PF’s Joseph Chinotimba mobile phone.
Additional reporting: Radio VOP
Zanu will appeal, hahahahahahahahaha Zanu(Pfutseki)
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Zanu will soon be launching operation majajira papi to deal with the judges.Watch this space.
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By the way what happened to Obidiah Msindo’s rape case? It was swept under the carpet. Now Chebundo should befriend the girl and she may even tell the truth that the pregnancy belongs to Mnangagwa. If I was Chebundo I will never hate the girl. I will try to get as much information from her as possible and I will have a hidden camera in case she denies later. By the way, is MDC-T going to Cain Nkala’s home to extract the truth from the widow. The last time she was almost under house arrest by CIO’s but by now they must have left her and its time for MDC-T spies to get the truth. We need documentaries about the killers in Zimbabwe..ZANU(PF).
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THEY ARE ALWAYS CLEARED OFF ALL TRUMPED UP CHARGES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY WASTE THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES. ALL THIS PROVES HOW DESPERATE ZANU PF IS.
IN SHONA THEY SAY CHISINGAPERI CHINO SHURA.
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Baba Tee, its zanu pf strategy to wear out the opponent through court cases. remember how Morgan was worn out on the treason trial.i would expect the mdc to have learned by now.
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i think this issue has more to it than wht we might think. why did chebundo not offer partenity tests. and why did he want an out of court settlement? i am worried that we will replace evil with evil. Tsvangirai should clean his house
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