A 38-year-old Zimbabwean man named Titus Maposa has been jailed for forwarding a joke on Mugabe to all his neighbours. According to Manica Post newspaper, Maposa's neighbours sent the text message to the police and he was arrested.
The offending joke was a
message falsely attributed to Ecocash, Zimbabwe's mobile money transfer
scheme, which said the president had deposited $1 500 (R20 745) into
their account.
The newspaper said the message read:
"Ecocash
Transfer Confirmation: 1,500 US from Robert Gabriel Mugabe. Thank you
for supporting ZANU-PF."
Maposa
was being charged under a section of Zimbabwe's Postal and
Telecommunications Act prohibiting the sending of messages the sender
"knows to be false."
The report said Maposa insisted he did not mean to make his neighbours "anxious or nervous".
"I was intending to share a social media joke," he said.
Although
Maposa was not being prosecuted under Zimbabwe's infamous anti-insult
laws, it remains a crime to insult Mugabe, who has been in power since
1980. Arrests are frequently reported under these laws, often for
comments made on social media site.
41 comments:
Lol. Serves him right
Deterrent to others
hmm Lesbianism scandal hits Kogi university, sex video goes viral (Download)
Hmmmm this kain president shaa! Ndi Otu buhari!
Oh!
D longest sitting President in d world and is he running a Military regime or wht...?
Ewo!
Ewo!
Lol what a silly joke.This is how he'll cut lives short for the hypertensive broke ones when they find out that their big miracle is all a joke
His neighbours tho, so they couldn't get the sarcasm in his message. smh poor Mopasa, I feel for him.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Ah ah, he merely shared a joke na
#It WiLL onLY geT beTTer
#It mUsT eNd iN prAiSe
Nna, Mugabe don turn himself to god o! Linda take note!
Nna, Mugabe don turn himself to god o! Linda take note!
Seen. You have not contact us since august sister Linda.
It is not under law so why jail him,abegi, he should come to Nigeria they will joke about his grandfather . TIMILEYIN BLESSING
Tyrant! That's what Mugabe is.
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Hian! Oh
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Na bcos of this thing them arrest person.. Abeg make them free am abeg.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
HUUUUH
AUNTY LINDA........
Na wa, tyrant much?
Living in bondage oo. Nawah!
Oga Titus,u don fuck up.u wan try boss now u don lock up...u folo opoho run ur mouth for opoho,emeche bido koba akuko oooo...in don jazzys voice
Living in bondage ooo. Nawah!
Na wa!
The new face of dictatorship, how long before America decide they want to play big brother.
Mugabe has been in power since 1980? That's absurd! So nobody has ever though of terminating his lifeline thru rat poison? Na wa o!
#thought#
Lol, dis is funny
Lol, they should release him oh!
African leaders ohhhh. Here we go again
Na wa o. If it were in Nigeria, 90% of the youths will be in jail for insulting GEJ. Hummmmmm.......
#TeamBlessed#
Mad man, make em cum naija c wetin we do Jonathan n mama p.
wahala
Moye says so via BB Passport courtesy LIB....
Person no go joke again. Mugabe is not serious at all.
Did u mean 9o% of youths voted against him,then u must be a BIG FOOL
Amaka uche GI di there...yeye presdo
Tyrant. freedom of expression is gradually fading out.
Mugabe Sha.
Baba Mugabe he doesn't tolerate shit.
JUST A LESSON FOR ONE TO KNOW WHO ONE'S NEIGHBOUR IS SO AS TO KNOW HOW TO RELATE WITH THEM!BE CAREFUL WITH FRIENDLY ENEMIES
Lol, well said
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