DID sungura musician Gift Amuli VIOLATE the bail conditions, which ended the nightmare, which saw him spend two nights in police custody last week? Amuli was arrested over cyberbullying allegations and spent two nights in police custody before being freed on bail on Friday. The bail conditions were clear that Amuli should not interfere with State witnesses, during the course of the trial.
Being the complainant, First Farai is one of the key State witnesses. Magistrate Ruth Moyo also ordered Amuli to reside at his given address and to report once a week at CID Commercial Crimes Division. Amuli was being accused of launching a cyber-attack against ZIMURA vice-chairperson First Farai.
He is facing charges of transmitting false data with the intent to cause harm. Amuli is alleged to have targeted First Farai through a Facebook post on January 20, this year, just a day after the latter was elected ZIMURA vice chairperson. Prosecutor Lawrence Gangarahwe told the court that Amuli used his Facebook account, named “Gift Amuli”, to post defamatory statements aimed at tarnishing First Farai’s reputation.
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“Murume wekuba mari panhamo wozvipa chigaro kuita hushamwari hwembavha.” The statement was accompanied by a manipulated photo featuring both Amuli and First Farai. First Farai filed a police report and said the accusations were false and had caused significant damage to his dignity and professional reputation. The dispute can be traced back to a 2011 incident where First Farai was accused by Hosiah Chipanga of stealing condolence money meant for the late Cephas “Motomuzhinji” Mashakada.
Amuli used these allegations to attack First Farai even though Mashakada’s daughter has dismissed the claims as baseless and said all the funds were accounted for. Yesterday, Amuli and First Farai met in Harare, even though the criminal case was still pending in court, and announced they had buried the hatchet, after weeks of acrimony.
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