Mujuru-Makoni fatal accident not covered-up

via Mujuru-Makoni fatal accident not covered-up — Police – DailyNews Live 27 November 2014 by Wendy Muperi

HARARE – Police yesterday denied State media claims that they covered up Chipo Mujuru-Makoni’s fatal road accident that claimed the lives of two people.

Vice President Joice Mujuru’s daughter was reportedly driving a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle which rammed into another vehicle killing a two-month-old son of an Iranian doctor Amid Hamidzadeh and a Zimbabwean driver Joseph Ngonji on December 10, 2012.

The State media, claimed the accident report was “significantly altered” by the police.

But the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), through assistant commissioner Shelton Dube, clarified in a statement last night that the case was investigated properly, professionally and the law took its course.

“On the 10 December 2012, Chipo Mujuru-Makoni was involved in a fatal road accident along Enterprise Road  opposite Harare Remand Prison,” Dube’s statement said.

“The scene was initially attended by Highlands National Traffic Post and the docket was later transferred to Mabvuku National Traffic Section, which is the mother station, for comprehensive investigations.”

Dube said Mujuru-Makoni was charged for contravening Section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter (9:23) and convicted on two counts of culpable homicide.

“After conducting investigations, the case was then taken to court, the accused person was tried, convicted and sentenced as follows: Count one — $800 fine in default of payment to serve 12 months imprisonment; Count two $800 fine in default of payment to 12 months imprisonment.”

Mujuru-Makoni’s driver’s licence was endorsed with particulars of the offence and she was prohibited from driving for six months, according to Dube.

Dube gave a Harare Magistrate Court Reference number for the case as T01/5/14 and the court record book number as 4783/14.

The charges contained in the State media comes as Mujuru — who until recently was considered 90-year-old Mugabe’s heir apparent — is accused of plotting to challenge the Zanu PF strongman at the December 2-7 congress and plotting to oust and or assassinate the president.