RESPECT FOR OUR PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS (2) POLITICAL EDITOR THE VOICE MAGAZINE, NETHERLANDS, HOLLAND MATTHEW OKIRI OKEYIM Though the social media is now a huge currency to democracy and fundamental human rights but case of this young Man in Zimbabwe should appeal to all us on the way we write against our leaders both past and present as if they have never done anything good for us. No matter what the president has done we should not wish him dead. Mugabe fought for independence for his country from the colonialist .For almost 20 years he was a rebel fighting against Rhodesia which later named Zimbabwe on the 1st of April in 1980. Probably it is high time that citizens who publish any news item without verification especially on Facebook should be made to face the music. Many people are afraid to become leaders in society today because of its implication. it is based on the above that a teenager in Zimbabwe who wrote on his Facebook page that President Robert Mugabe had died and his body was being preserved in a freezer has been arrested. The 18-year old from the Manica land province in eastern Zimbabwe was charged with being discourteous to the president, who turns 90 next month. Though the president’s spokesperson says the 89-year-old is fit and well, there have been rumours that he has fallen ill on his annual leave, and the Facebook posting reflects these reports. The Private Standard newspaper says Gumisai Manduwa appeared in court in the eastern city of Mutare on Saturday and was been granted $30 dollars after lawyers from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights intervened. It’s not clear who reported his posting; though the case will be a wake-up call for those in Zimbabwe who think social media is not as closely watched as the official press. The constitutional court last year declared anti-insult laws to be unconstitutional, but the justice minister has appealed that ruling and for now, it appears the offence still stands
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:49:48 +0000
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