Vusumuzi Dube
Yolanda Mlilo, Sunday News Reporter
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, who was recently arrested in Beitbridge for disorderly conduct and possession of prohibited knives has been issued with a warrant of arrest after he failed to attend court proceedings.
According to a statement by the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, Mugabe was meant to appear in court on Monday.
“Allegations are that on the 31st of August 2024 the accused person’s vehicle 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, but before he could comply, the accused person handed his passport to the Police Officer,” reads the statement.
Mugabe allegedly complained after the police officer ordered him to park the vehicle on the side of 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 l am.”
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.
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