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Friday 30 October 2015

Man jailed for forwarding text message containing a joke about Pres. Mugabe to neighbours

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:

Davido's driver said...

Lol. Serves him right

Davido's driver said...

Deterrent to others

Juliet Iwobi said...

hmm Lesbianism scandal hits Kogi university, sex video goes viral (Download)

Unknown said...

Hmmmm this kain president shaa! Ndi Otu buhari!

Unknown said...

Oh!

Unknown said...

D longest sitting President in d world and is he running a Military regime or wht...?

Unknown said...

Ewo!

Unknown said...

Ewo!

Bonita Bislam said...

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

BONARIO NNAGS said...

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

Blog It With Olivia said...

Ah ah, he merely shared a joke na




















#It WiLL onLY geT beTTer
#It mUsT eNd iN prAiSe

Unknown said...

Nna, Mugabe don turn himself to god o! Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Nna, Mugabe don turn himself to god o! Linda take note!

Adeoluabiodun8 said...

Seen. You have not contact us since august sister Linda.

Unknown said...

It is not under law so why jail him,abegi, he should come to Nigeria they will joke about his grandfather . TIMILEYIN BLESSING

Alloy Chikezie said...

Tyrant! That's what Mugabe is.

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NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Hian! Oh

Unknown said...

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***

Unknown said...

HUUUUH














AUNTY LINDA........

SMURF said...

Na wa, tyrant much?

Juleslouis said...

Living in bondage oo. Nawah!

head of state(linda's foe) said...

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

Juleslouis said...

Living in bondage ooo. Nawah!

Unknown said...

Na wa!

ary said...

The new face of dictatorship, how long before America decide they want to play big brother.

Unknown said...

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!

Unknown said...

#thought#

Diamond said...

Lol, dis is funny

knowurway.com said...

Lol, they should release him oh!

Unknown said...

African leaders ohhhh. Here we go again

Unknown said...

Na wa o. If it were in Nigeria, 90% of the youths will be in jail for insulting GEJ. Hummmmmm.......





















#TeamBlessed#

Anonymous said...

Mad man, make em cum naija c wetin we do Jonathan n mama p.

Unknown said...

wahala


Moye says so via BB Passport courtesy LIB....

Unknown said...

Person no go joke again. Mugabe is not serious at all.

Anonymous said...

Did u mean 9o% of youths voted against him,then u must be a BIG FOOL

Unknown said...

Amaka uche GI di there...yeye presdo

yawanow said...

Tyrant. freedom of expression is gradually fading out.

Unknown said...

Mugabe Sha.

Unknown said...

Baba Mugabe he doesn't tolerate shit.

Unknown said...

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

Macloud said...

Lol, well said

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