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| *President Mugabe |
Zimbabwean
pastor, Patrick Mugadza, announced last week that the 92-year-old Zimbabwean head
of state, Robert Mugabe, would die on 17 October this year.
His lawyer, Gift Mtisi, told the BBC that he was relaying a "message from God. Police would have to
prove that God didn't say it".
Mr. Mugabe mocks frequent rumours of his death, saying he has been
resurrected more often than Jesus Christ, a claim widely regarded as
blasphemous.
Mr.
Mtisi said his client had initially been charged with undermining the authority
of the president, then "criminal nuisance" and finally "insulting people of a certain race or
religion".
He said Mr Mugadza was laughing about the charges and would plead
not guilty.
"I'm still at
pains to find the criminal part of it," Mr. Mtisi told the
BBC.
He added the pastor had no regrets about making the prophesy:
"He's admitting
to the facts. He says he didn't lie - that's a message from God. Police will
have to prove God didn't say it."
