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American Journalist Arrested In Zimbabwe For Calling Mugabe Ugly On Twitter
Nov 3, 2017 – US Citizen Arrested In Zimbabwe For Calling Mugabe A Goblin, Ugly Creature
A US citizen has found herself in problem for allegedly insulting the person of President Robert Mugabe.
The lady identified as Martha O Donovan was arrested today by the newly created Ministry of Cyber Security with her laptop seized for allegedly calling the President of the East African country a Goblin (ugly creature) in a tweet dated back to February of this year.
Her lawyer said she was arrested after tweeting about a “Goblin” whose wife and step-son had imported a Rolls Royce, apparently referring to 93-year-old Mugabe even though she didn’t mention his name.
She was arrested today after policemen with a search warrant invaded her residence.
Martha O Donovan who works as a journalist & project officer for a local TV station Magamba TV is still in detention.
Though was forced to sign the Warned & Cautioned statement above, she was also charged for undermining President Mugabe.
If convicted she faces a maximum of one year in jail.
The US embassy has been notified of her arrest.
DB
November 3, 2017 at 8:24 PM
How many African embassies are notified of their citizens’ arrest? You no like Mugabe, u stay for hin country de insult am. Why na? Why u no leave d job of insulting Zimbabweans?
Bench
November 3, 2017 at 8:49 PM
She think say Mugabe na Obasanjo wey you fit to yabbing and going free. Mugabe is not taking a nonsenses. He never even laff reach 10 times since his mother was born him. Na only to keep face like monkey wey go school.
MADAM ERANKO
November 4, 2017 at 11:12 AM
WORDS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON, PEOPLE SHOULD MIND WHAT THEY SAY , BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE YOU DEATH AND IN PRISON
ade eagle
November 4, 2017 at 11:57 AM
send her to prison to teach others a lesson nobody from Zimbabwe can go to America to insult their president even thou we all know president Trump is uglier