Former cabinet minister and Zanu PF’s political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, has appeared in court facing charges of border jumping. Kasukuwere, a loyalist of former president Robert Mugabe, was granted $300 bail when he appeared before a local magistrate.
He left the country last November before Mugabe resigned under pressure from the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, which staged a defacto military coup that resulted in Emmerson Mnangagwa becoming Zimbabwe’s president.
According to the state-controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, Kasukuwere was arrested early Friday morning.
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| Former Zimbabwe Minister Kasukuwere Facing Charges of Border Jumping |
Kasukuwere returned home saying he is not a common criminal as being alleged by the state while Moyo and Zhuwao are still in exile.
The military intervened under the so-called Operation Restore Order in which they wanted to arrest “criminals” that were said to be surrounding Mugabe.
The former president maintains that he was removed through a violent military coup. However, Mnangagwa, the African Union and Southern African Development Community claim that the military had a right to intervene in the Zimbabwe crisis. www.voazimbabwe.com
