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Zim man arrested for insulting Mugabe
Eyewitness News
Police are looking for a man in Zimbabwe who skipped bail after he allegedly called President Robert Mugabe a baboon.
Private press in Zimbabwe reported that the 34-year-old was first arrested when police overheard him insulting the president.
Reports said prosecutors issued a warrant of arrest for the man who comes from Masvingo.
Authorities allegedly overheard him calling Mugabe useless, saying he was just a baboon.
In Zimbabwe, it is a criminal offence to insult the 87-year-old leader.
Earlier in 2011, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) minister Jameson Timba was arrested for allegedly calling Mugabe a liar.
Eyewitness News
Police are looking for a man in Zimbabwe who skipped bail after he allegedly called President Robert Mugabe a baboon.
Private press in Zimbabwe reported that the 34-year-old was first arrested when police overheard him insulting the president.
Reports said prosecutors issued a warrant of arrest for the man who comes from Masvingo.
Authorities allegedly overheard him calling Mugabe useless, saying he was just a baboon.
In Zimbabwe, it is a criminal offence to insult the 87-year-old leader.
Earlier in 2011, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) minister Jameson Timba was arrested for allegedly calling Mugabe a liar.