Thabani Mpofu Faces Two Counts Of The Same Offence
Arrested laywer Advocate Thabani Mpofu is facing two counts of the same offence together with three others who are yet to be arrested, police have said.
Mpofu was arrested yesterday and charged with defeating or obstructing the course of justice. He is detained at Rhodesville Police Station in Harare where he is assisting police with investigations.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest saying: “The ZRP confirms the arrest of Advocate Thabani Mpofu for contravening Section 184 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23 defeating or obstructing the course of justice.
“He is facing two counts of the same offence together with three others who are yet to be arrested for the case which occurred between January 2019 to 7 February 2019. Mpofu will appear in court soon.”
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa also confirmed the arrest of his lawyer on Twitter.
“Just been informed that Advocate Thabani Mpofu presented himself to the police in the company of lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa after indications that the police were looking for him. We are yet to be informed on the reasons behind all this,” said Chamisa.
