Former Zanu-PF activist Lumumba William Mutumanje, (Acie Lumumba), who is facing frivolous charges of undermining President Mugabe, has been raided by CID cops for a new “crime.”
After the police and the state prosecution were this week humiliated by magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe, the ZANU PF controlled cops have this time laid charges on him arising for car theft and fraud from alleged incidents they say date back to 6 years before.
ZRP cops raided Lumumba in the middle of the night, Thursday and at the time of writing he was still being interrogated at Harare Central Police station, ZimEye.com can reveal.
Arriving at Southerton Police station Friday night, Lumumba was at first told he is being charged for car theft. That was soon shifted to fraud and forgery as the cops added saying he six years ago allegedly smuggled cars for resale in Zimbabwe.
Lumumba was only 21 years old at the time of the alleged incidents.
Lumumba on Tuesday appeared before Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe, over the other case in which he is being charged over a non existent law of insulting or undermining President Robert Mugabe, which the country’s senior judges have long scoffed at.
That case arises from that he last week used an “F” word to insult the President while addressing people during the launch of his political party called Viva Zimbabwe.
Analysts say the police are through the panic arrests turning Lumumba who 3 years ago was not known into a national hero of democracy.
More follows as this is a developing story….