ZANU-PF Calls Mugabe Son’s Arrest a ‘Private Matter’
Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU-PF, has distanced itself from the arrest of Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the 28-year-old youngest son of the late former president Robert Mugabe, calling it a “private matter.”
Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested at his Hyde Park home in Johannesburg on Thursday alongside a 33-year-old co-accused. Both face attempted murder charges after a 23-year-old gardener was shot, sustaining critical injuries and police recovered a cartridge at the scene while searching for the firearm. Authorities said the suspects have not cooperated in revealing the firearm’s location.
ZANU-PF spokesperson Farai Marapira emphasized that the party maintains “zero tolerance for impunity” but will await South African authorities’ investigation before commenting further, describing the case as a matter involving a private citizen.
The Mugabe family has a history of legal controversies. Bellarmine’s older brother, Robert Mugabe Jr., was fined last year for marijuana possession, and their mother, Grace Mugabe, was accused in 2017 of assaulting a model in Johannesburg but had diplomatic immunity at the time.
The case is prima facie you moron. Why has your spoiled brat client hidden the gun?
He should also be slapped with defeating the ends of Justice case.
He should not be shown any mercy. He should end his brutish youth in Jail and come out at age 90.