HARARE – A group of armed men, claiming to be from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Law and Order, on Friday last week, visited the residence of Sybeth Musengezi, a Zanu-PF youth who previously challenged the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule following the 2017 military coup that ousted former President Robert Mugabe.
The men allegedly demanded to see him.
Musengezi, who was not present at the time, was contacted by phone and spoke with an officer named Mangani, who stated they had a message for him and wished to conduct an interview.
In response, Musengezi’s legal representatives, Ncube Attorneys, have written to the authorities seeking clarification on whether their client is indeed being sought by the CID.
The lawyers have offered to accompany Musengezi to the CID offices for a meeting, proposing a date and time of August 23, 2024, at 15:30 hours.
“Fortunately our client was out of Harare but he was called on the phone from his house and spoke to one of the men who identified himself as officer Mangani who said they had a message for my client and also wanted to interview him,” the lawyers said.
“We are instructed to enquire whether your office is the one looking for our client, if so, we intend to accompany our client to your offices for such a meeting.
“We are able to arrange for such a meeting on 23rd August 2024 at 15:30 hours.”
The police are yet to respond to Musengezi’s legal representatives.
But he posted on his social media platforms saying: “Mnangagwa is just paranoid and foolish. Unenge wakazvinyararira zvako wakazvigarira kuma terraces vachiba mari yenyika, vachiita zvavanoda ne nyika, vachiita zvavanoda ne povo wakangotarisawo zvako usina zvawataura kana kuita.
“They get angry and suspicious again why you’re quiet. Maybe they miss us in these social media streets,” he said.
The incident comes at a time when more than 100 opposition activists have been arrested for allegedly planning to hold demonstrations during the upcoming Southern African Development Community (SADC) 44th Ordinary Summit which will be held in Harare on the 17th of August.
In 2021, Musengezi took Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF to court challenging the authenticity of the meetings that were held in November 2017, in which Mugabe was allegedly forced to resign as President.
Musengezi was later slapped with fraud charges as defined in Section 136 of the Criminal Law Code. Chapter 9:23. He was acquitted in June this year after the court cited the insufficiency of evidence and inconsistencies in the state’s presentation.
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