Warrant of Arrest for Hospitalised Chatunga Mugabe
Chatunga Bellamine Mugabe failed to appear in court yesterday and was issued with a warrant of arrest.
Warrant of Arrest for Mugabe Son Chatunga
His lawyer Muchihwande Forbes Sithole said that his client was undergoing a throat surgery and the warrant of arrest was just administrative. He said:
He is hospitalised and doctors said he would be released on Friday. We expect on Monday he should report here, where we will ask the court to possibly just warn, caution and discharge him. It’s a very minor allegation.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe who was supposed to appear before the Beitbridge Magistrates' Court today was issued with a warrant of arrest after he defaulted court.
He is facing two counts as follows:
Warrant of Arrest for Hospitalised Chatunga Mugabe
Count 1: Disorderly conduct
Allegations are that on the 31st of August 2024 the accused person's vehicde which was being driven by a South African national was stopped at Bubi Security Roadblock in Beitbridge. The driver was asked to produce his passport and vehicle registration documents. Before the driver could comply, the accused person handed his passport to the Police Officer. The Police Officer ordered the driver to park the vehicle on the side of the road. It is alleged that the accused person complained after the Police Officer requested that the driver parks the motor vehicle further off the road. He allegedly disembarked from the vehicle and charged towards the Police officer shouting, “What are you doing, you are delaying me for the fourth time. I am rushing to a wedding in Harare check my passport, don't you know who I am.”
Count 2: Possession of prohibited knives
During the scuffle, a small brown knife allegedly fell from the accused person's black hooded fleece jacket. The Police recovered the knife leading to the accused person's arrest.
