Under laws that make it an offence to insult the Zimbabwean leader
A lawyers group says police arrested a carpenter who questioned whether Zimbabwe’s president still had the strength to blow up balloons at his 88th birthday celebrations.
The independent Lawyers for Human Rights said Wednesday the carpenter was arrested after watching Saturday’s celebrations on television in a bar.
The group says the man has been charged under laws making it an offence to insult President Robert Mugabe and is to reappear in court March 12 to face a fine.
Such arrests for remarks seen as undermining Mugabe’s authority are frequent. Loyalists of Mugabe alleged they overheard the carpenter referring to Mugabe’s ailing health and doubting he could inflate a balloon.
Man arrested for asking if Mugabe can blow up his birthday balloons
Under laws that make it an offence to insult the Zimbabwean leader
A lawyers group says police arrested a carpenter who questioned whether Zimbabwe’s president still had the strength to blow up balloons at his 88th birthday celebrations.
The independent Lawyers for Human Rights said Wednesday the carpenter was arrested after watching Saturday’s celebrations on television in a bar.
The group says the man has been charged under laws making it an offence to insult President Robert Mugabe and is to reappear in court March 12 to face a fine.
Such arrests for remarks seen as undermining Mugabe’s authority are frequent. Loyalists of Mugabe alleged they overheard the carpenter referring to Mugabe’s ailing health and doubting he could inflate a balloon.
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