Zimbabwean Man Acquitted of Wiping Ass with President's Face
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[QUOTE='BBC'][B]A Zimbabwean court has acquitted a man charged with intending to use a poster of President Robert Mugabe as toilet paper in a bar, his lawyer says.[/B]
Prosecutors had accused Takura Mufumisi, 26, of violating election laws by destroying a campaign poster.
However, the court ruled that it had failed to prove its case, Mr Mufumisi's lawyer said.
Mr Mugabe, 89, won a seven term in office after beating his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, in elections on 31 July.
Mr Tsvangirai denounced the election as a sham, claiming he had been cheated of victory.
Mr Mufumisi was arrested at a bar in the southern city of Masvingo less than a week before the election.
He was acquitted by a magistrate's court because of a lack of evidence, his lawyer, Shumba Phillip, told the BBC.
"The state had one witness only, whose testimony was to the effect that he only saw the accused person in the toilet," he added.
Mr Mufumisi was acquitted on 5 August, but his case has come to light only now and has become a talking point among many people in Zimbabwe, reports the BBC's Brian Hungwe from the capital, Harare.
Another lawyer, Kumbirai Mafunda, said there were a growing number of cases of people accused of insulting Mr Mugabe.
"We believe this is an infringement of their freedom of expression," he said.[/QUOTE]
Source: [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23872413"]BBC News Africa[/URL]
Based on what I know about Mugabe, this isn't very surprising.
That someone would wipe with his face, and also that his regime would arrest the guy for it.
Doing this right now, brb.
RIP Rhodesia :c
I guess the poster is softer than their money.
Update: apparently I'm having diarrhea right now so this is proving difficult.
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