Her
lawyer,
Beatrice
Mtetwa,
expressed
surprise
at
the
police’s
actions,
particularly
given
that
they
had
failed
to
inform
her
about
the
arrest
in
advance,
despite
prior
agreement
to
have
legal
representation
present
during
any
questioning.
In
a
letter
dated
February
19,
2024,
addressed
to
The
Officer
in
Charge
of
CID
Law
and
Order
at
Harare
Central
Police
Station,
Mtetwa
revealed
that
police
officers
had
previously
visited
Geza’s
home
on
the
17th
and
18th
of
February.
During
these
visits,
they
had
spoken
with
Roseline’s
sister.
Wrote
Mtetwa:
We
address
you
at
the
instance
of
our
above-mentioned
client
whom
we
understand
you
visited
at
her
home
on
17th
and
18th
February
2025.
Please
note
our
interest
going
forward
and
make
all
your
requests
through
ourselves.We
are
instructed
that
you
attended
at
our
client’s
premises
on
the
17th
of
February
2025
and
spoke
to
our
client’s
sister
who
advised
that
our
client
was
not
home.Your
team
of
four
details
returned
to
her
house
on
18th
February
2025
and
spoke
with
our
client.
Various
questions
were
posed
to
her
which
she
answered.The
questions
posed
related
to
her
relationship
with
MR
BLESSED
RUNESU
GEZA,
whether
she
knew
his
whereabouts,
when
she
had
last
seen
him,
what
his
phone
number
is
and
how
she
generally
communicates
with
him.Our
client
believes
that
she
answered
your
team’s
questions
to
the
best
of
her
ability
and
she
was
surprised
to
receive
a
call
today
from
your
DETECTIVE
INSPECTOR
CHIOTA
directing
that
she
report
to
the
Law
&
Order
Section
at
10.00hrs
today.When
she
enquired
why
she
was
required
at
Law
&
Order
Section,
she
was
advised
that
there
are
some
questions
she
did
not
answer
to
your
team’s
satisfaction.We
are
instructed
that
at
no
time
did
you
advise
our
client
of
the
reasons
for
your
enquiries
with
the
result
that
she
does
not
know
whether
she
is
a
suspect,
a
potential
witness,
what
crime
you
are
investigating,
against
whom,
etc.Consequently,
she
is
not
comfortable
with
your
request
that
she
attend
at
Law
&
Order
without
any
explanation
as
to
the
reasons
for
this
interference
with
her
day-to-day
liberties.
Mtetwa
demanded
clarification
from
the
police
regarding
whether
Tawengwa
was
a
suspect,
the
nature
of
any
investigation
they
were
conducting,
and
whether
she
might
be
a
potential
witness,
and
if
so,
against
whom
and
for
what
offence.
Despite
Mtetwa’s
inquiries
on
February
19,
the
police
proceeded
to
detain
Tawengwa
on
Thursday,
February
20
and
took
her
to
Harare
Central
Police
Station
for
questioning.
Journalist
Hopewell
Chin’ono
said
that
during
her
interrogation,
Tawengwa
was
asked
not
only
about
the
whereabouts
of
her
husband,
Geza,
but
also
about
his
phone
number,
before
she
was
eventually
released.
Geza,
a
former
CIO
officer,
has
been
in
hiding
since
he
publicly
called
for
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa’s
resignation,
accusing
him
of
corruption,
incompetence,
nepotism,
and
cronyism.
Police
are
searching
for
Geza,
who
faces
four
criminal
charges,
including
incitement
to
public
violence
and
insulting
the
President.
Geza
is
charged
with
two
counts
of
undermining
the
authority
of
or
insulting
the
President
under
Section
33
of
the
Criminal
Law
(Codification
and
Reform)
Act,
as
well
as
theft
under
Section
113
of
the
same
law.