via Mugabe threatens judges over Mutasa – NewsDay Zimbabwe March 7, 2015
CHIRUMANZU-ZIBAGWE — President Robert Mugabe has warned the judiciary against handling the court challenge against him and Zanu PF which was recently filed by fired former party secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa and ex-spokesperson Rugare Gumbo.
Speaking at the official opening of the Africa Chrome Fields (ACF) chrome smelting plant in Zibagwe yesterday, Mugabe said the case brought by Mutasa and Gumbo should not be handled by the courts.
“If there is a magistrate or judge who will want to preside over this matter, then I would like to know where he/she went to school and where he/she got the powers to rule over Zanu PF,” amid cheers from the Zanu PF crowd.
“I will ask because this matter is not one for the courts. If we say we no longer want you in our party and want you to leave, is that a problem?”
Mugabe described Mutasa as “a fool who throws his money in the sea” hoping to reap rewards.
He said the former Presidential Affairs minister was supposed to approach the Zanu PF central committee and then Zanu PF congress to have his grievances solved and not the courts.
Mugabe said people were supposed to fear the party because it was a scary institution.
“Musangano wedu unozezesa (Our party evokes fear). So don’t worry about those who take the party to the courts,” he said.
“Courts are supposed to deal with other legal matters which are governed by our Constitution and not Zanu PF matters which have their own structures and how these matters need to be dealt with. It is shocking that a man who has been at the helm of the party in a very influential position and knows the party constitution can get this lost.”
Mugabe said Zanu PF matters could only be settled internally.
“If one is a fool and does not want to be corrected, all you have to do is leave him alone. He is a fool who throws his money in the seas hoping that it will multiply.
“We saw this happening with another church leader who was talking about miracle money, but he stopped it because he was warned that he would be arrested because money does not grow like that,” Mugabe said in apparent reference to self-proclaimed Prophet Uebert Angel.
Mugabe — who made an uncoordinated speech which lasted for nearly two hours jumping from one subject to another — as usual attacked former Vice-President Joice Mujuru as has become the norm in almost all his speeches.
He said Mujuru’s successor, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, was a disciplined cadre who deserved promotion.
“Leadership positions come only to those who are loyal and know how to follow the principles of the party, not those who want to use witchcraft to attain leadership positions. That will not work. They were fooled to try and remove the President just after we had won elections. They were told that it could happen. It can’t happen, you can’t remove me,” Mugabe said.
Mugabe, who had to support himself with the podium as he stood up to address the thousands of people who gathered at Chinyika Ranch, continuously referred to Provincial Minister of State Affairs Jason Machaya as the Zanu PF chairman for Midlands Province.
Machaya was fired from the post towards last year’s congress over alleged links to the Mujuru faction which is now referred to as Gamatox.
Currently Kizito Chivamba is the acting chairman.
ACF, owned by the non-listed South African Moti Group of companies, said it would invest $200 million in the chrome smelting project in the next 11 months and would employ a total of 600 workers at its peak.
The company will use new technology to smelt chrome ore in less than five minutes to produce high quality ultra-low carbon ferrochrome which will fetch around $2,85 per pound on the international market as opposed to the conventional method which uses electricity and takes over six hours to produce charge chrome which sells at 0,85c per pound.
ACF chief executive Zunaid Moti, of Indian origin, said the technology in use was exclusive to Zimbabwe and had never been used anywhere in the world.
Mugabe ordered Moti not to share the technology with Western countries, saying it should be used in Zimbabwe alone.
COMMENTS
Mugabe, if you know you are right and did everything according to your Zanuidiots constitution why do you fear the courts? In a democratic sovereign state, every constitution of any entity is subordinate to the country’s constitution. For you to threaten judges is indictive of the total idiot that you are. The national constitution is supreme law of the land and everything else, including your bedroom costitution is subservient to it.
Your threat to judges is a demonstration of your unfitness to hold the highest office in the country. Sekuru endai kumusha munogara ko musiye zvekutonga, makanguri mazvikonewa. Warped mindset of surviving on blackmail and threats.
“PARTY OF FEAR”. Interesting to note again RGM.
There you have it people, Mugabe is not just the supreme leader, thief, murderer of Zimbabwe, but his also ofcourse, the supreme Judge and referee of the the land!!
For anyone to go to these kangaroo courts would be fruitless, let alone a situation when it’s against any kith or kin of RGM or ZANU pf (PVT.) Ltd.
Ultimately, it is this mentality on Bob’s part and his lieutenants that will hopefully leave the people with no choice but to seek revolution. Hopefully one day, we can all find the unity of purpose to truly unite and push this evil regime out of government! In the mean time, a-loota-continua!!!
simply put ZANU is above the law,lets remind the President that it is the right of anyone to approach the Courts if they don’t get satisfication on any matter,and if he did everything by the book why coil and strike at the Judicial?
Ukutengesa zviwanikwa zvedu kuma India apa uchivharwa futi.
How can a man of your calibre be fooled that the technology is exclusive to Zim only. That’s a naked lie. Wakatovharwa Bob.
Jonathan Moyo is a very big big lier, you still think that you are the only person in Zimbabwe with a big head because your eyes are looking at the prospects of getting to the state house now that your crocodile is close to the office.
Why do you tell open lies? After reading your comment I went back to read the article on what Mug a be actually said and it goes as follows:
(“If there is a magistrate or judge who will want to preside over this matter, then I would like to know where he/she went to school and where he/she got the powers to rule over Zanu PF,” amid cheers from the Zanu PF crowd.
“Musangano wedu unozezesa (Our party evokes fear). So don’t worry about those who take the party to the courts,” he said.
“Courts are supposed to deal with other legal matters which are governed by our Constitution and not Zanu PF matters which have their own structures and how these matters need to be dealt with. It is shocking that a man who has been at the helm of the party in a very influential position and knows the party constitution can get this lost.”) not the lies you are telling us. You will pay for it in history because we will keep records of your lies for our great great grand children to see.