HARARE – Police have launched a manhunt for Heart and Soul TV (HSTV) journalist Blessed Mhlanga who has aired recordings of war veteran Blessed Geza demanding President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s immediate resignation.
Geza has gone into hiding with police also launching a hunt for the outspoken ally of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.
In his interviews with Mhlanga and at press conferences also aired by the prominent journalist, Geza has made blunt comments about Mnangagwa’s controversial bid to cling to power beyond 2028, the time his constitutionally mandated two terms lapse.
VP Chiwenga’s faction is fiercely opposed to Mnangagwa’s unpopular manoeuvres.
In a statement on Friday, ZRP spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said police were keen to question Mhlanga on “allegations of violating Section 164 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23.”
The section pertains to the unlawful transmission of a data message to any individual, group, or the public, with the intent to incite acts of violence using a computer or information system.
The cited law was amended by the Cyber and Data Protection Act.
However, in a post on social media, Mhlanga denied he was on the run, saying he would visit the police on Monday.
“Having read the @PoliceZimbabwe statement, having presented myself twice after being requested. I have called Commissioner Nyathi & assured him that I will be at CID by 9 am on Monday as I am currently unwell. I am not on the run. I have always complied to lawful orders,” Mhlanga said.
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