The two police officers who were on Monday taken to court
for assaulting President Robert Mugabe’s motorcade outriders yesterday denied
threatening the life of the 92-year-old leader in any way.
BY MARY TARUVINGA
Applying for bail through their lawyer only identified as Sithole,
Munyaradzi Chivengwa and Lubelihle Nyathi argued that Mugabe was not the
complainant in the case.
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| President Robert Mugabe |
“The State did not substantiate
the threat that was posed to His Excellency (Mugabe). The complainant is here
in his personal capacity, and not on behalf of the President. The two are still
serving members and have been serving since 2005. If they were a threat, they
could have been nabbed long ago,” the lawyer said.
Opposing bail, prosecutor Francisca Mukumbiri said the pair’s offence was of a
serious nature.
She said the accused officers had no right to disturb the smooth
flow of Mugabe’s motorcade.
Mukumbiri also said the two were likely to abscond if granted bail
considering the nature of their charges.
The State further submitted that investigations were yet to be
finalised.
Sithole, however, told court that both officers were Zimbabweans,
adding chances were very high that they were not going to be convicted.
