Officials from the Prosecutor-General's Office withdrew charges against Gilbert Kagodora, who was accused of undermining the authority of or insulting President Robert Mugabe. after declining prosecution.
This led Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku to remove the matter off the ConCourt roll. Kagodora, whose case emanates from 2010 was accused of contravening Section 33 (2) (a) (i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23 by undermining the authority of or insulting the President.
The police alleged that Kagodora denounced President Mugabe during an address to party supporters at a constitutional awareness meeting held at Nzvimbo Council Hall in Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central on 11 March 2010, when he said; "Mugabe mudenga, Grace mudenga, vabatanidzei, roverai pasi," which the police deduced to mean "Mugabe up, Grace up, bring them together and drop them on the ground."
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