CONCESSION
—
Bellarmine
Chatunga
Mugabe,
the
son
of
the
late
former
President
Robert
Mugabe,
was
granted
US$200
bail
Tuesday
by
the
Concession
Magistrates
Court
after
spending
a
night
in
remand
prison
on
multiple
assault
charges
stemming
from
two
violent
incidents
in
Mazowe.
Mugabe
allegedly
directed
a
brutal
attack
on
five
security
guards
at
Ultimate
Mine
in
Mazowe
on
June
25,
accusing
them
harbouring
artisanal
miners
who
were
trespassing
on
their
neighbouring
farm.
But
it
was
not
until
June
30
that
he
was
arrested
after
allegedly
assaulting
a
school
groundsman
believed
to
be
connected
to
home
affairs
minister
Kazembe
Kazembe,
who
is
in
charge
of
police.
In
the
second
incident
Mugabe,
28,
along
with
his
two
bodyguards,
Tinashe
Mupawo,
40,
and
Brenan
Mateko,
26,
and
others
still
at
large
allegedly
attacked
Jorum
Ngirazi,
a
38-year-old
groundsman
at
Annaph
Secondary
School
near
Mazowe
Inn.
Ngirazi
had
approached
the
trio
while
looking
for
a
Grabber
truck
to
transport
gold
ore
but
was
told
not
to
come
any
closer.
As
he
turned
away
to
leave,
one
of
the
men
allegedly
grabbed
him
by
the
collar.
The
court
heard
that
Mugabe
reportedly
slapped
him
in
the
face,
and
the
bodyguards
joined
in.
Ngirazi’s
Huawei
Nova
8
mobile
phone
was
kicked
after
it
hit
the
ground.
Ngirazi
did
not
suffer
visible
injuries
but
later
reported
a
persistent
headache.
The
earlier
incident,
at
Ultimate
Mine,
involved
the
alleged
assault
of
five
security
guards
who
the
assailants
accused
of
failing
to
act
against
trespassers
who
entered
former
first
lady
Grace
Mugabe’s
nearby
farm.
The
victims
—
Ntandoyokuza
Nyati,
Philip
Chipara,
Elvis
Bvumbe,
Collen
Muchemwa
and
Waddington
Mutadza
—
were
reportedly
attacked
with
booted
feet,
fists,
iron
bars,
logs
and
water
by
Mugabe
and
his
associates.
A
gun
shot
was
fired.
Nyati
was
allegedly
struck
with
a
log
and
an
iron
bar
and
had
water
poured
on
him.
Bvumbe
was
beaten
with
a
baton
stick,
a
horse
pipe
and
an
iron
bar.
The
other
victims
were
also
reportedly
slapped,
kicked
and
struck
with
blunt
object
and
sustained
severe
injuries
including
fractured
skulls,
broken
hands,
scarred
backs
and
internal
injuries.
Police
summoned
Mugabe
to
Mazowe
Police
Station
following
the
mine
assault,
where
he
is
alleged
to
have
declared,
“I’m
the
real
President’s
son.
I’m
untouchable.”
The
prosecution
did
not
oppose
bail.
His
co-accused,
Mupawo
and
Peter
Fredson,
32,
were
also
granted
bail
under
the
same
conditions.
The
three
men
must
reside
at
the
addresses
they
provided
to
the
court,
report
once
a
week
to
Borrowdale
Police
Station,
and
not
interfere
with
State
witnesses.
They
get
to
keep
their
passports.
Mugabe
is
scheduled
to
appear
in
court
on
July
11,
15
and
17
for
separate
hearings
for
the
start
of
trial
in
three
separate
assault
cases.
In
a
counter-complaint,
Mugabe
has
accused
one
of
the
victims,
Elvis
Bvumbe,
of
assaulting
him
during
the
June
25
incident
by
tripping
him
and
causing
injury.
During
Tuesday’s
hearing,
Mugabe
appeared
in
a
black
hooded
jacket
and
attempted
to
avoid
media
cameras.
His
legal
team
complained
that
the
trio
were
denied
access
to
legal
representation
at
the
time
they
were
initially
charged.