HARARE
–
Police
have
launched
a
hunt
for
outspoken
Zanu
PF
central
committee
member
and
war
veteran
Blessed
Geza
who
had
reportedly
gone
into
hiding
after
theft
and
violence
incitement
charges
have
been
preferred
against
him.
In
a
statement
Wednesday,
police
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
issued
a
chilling
threat
against
anybody
who
could
be
harbouring
the
fierce
agitator
for
Vice
President
Constantino
Chiwenga’s
takeover
and
relinquishing
of
power
by
President
Mnangagwa
at
the
end
of
his
two-term
limit.
Geza,
now
a
celebrity
war
veteran,
is
facing
four
charges
including
inciting
public
violence,
two
counts
of
undermining
the
authority
of
the
president
as
well
as
theft.
“The
suspect
stole
and
disposed
three
vehicles
belonging
to
a
complainant
without
his
consent,”
Nyathi
said.
“He
is
also
facing
two
Counts
of
contravening
Section
33
(2)
(a)
of
the
Criminal
Law
Codification
and
Reform
Act,
Chapter
9:
23,
‘Undermining
the
Authority
of
or
Insulting
the
President’.
“The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
reiterates
that
anyone
who
is
harboring
the
suspect
or
assisting
him
to
evade
police
questioning
will
be
equally
liable
for
arrest
and
subsequent
prosecution.”
Geza
has
gained
popularity
since
the
beginning
of
this
year
when
he
launched
a
campaign
against
Mnangagwa’s
bid
to
stay
beyond
2028,
a
time
when
the
Zimbabwean
leader’s
two
term
limit
lapses.
In
his
place,
Geza
wants
VP
Chiwenga
to
take
over.
His
outspoken
demands
for
Mnangagwa
to
dump
his
ED2030
mantra
has
invited
the
wrath
of
the
state
which
has
seen
police
open
criminal
charges
against
him.
Geza’s
prosecution
could
be
construed
as
victimisation
on
a
man
who
has
braved
a
brutal
regime
to
decampaign
Mnangagwa’s
unpopular
bid
to
stay
on.