Relatives of a policeman jailed in Zimbabwe for using a toilet reserved for President Robert Mugabe are appealing for his release.

The policeman, Alois Mabhunu, was arrested last month in the city of Bulawayo after he used a special presidential toilet at a trade fair.

A police court on Wednesday ordered his imprisonment for 10 days.

Zimbabwean human rights lawyers said there was no law forbidding people from using the president's toilet.

They said Mr Mabunhu should not have been arrested.

Mr Mugabe, 87, visited Bulawayo, the country's second city, for the opening of the annual Zimbabwe International Trade Fair on 6 May.

Mr Mabunhu was on duty when he was caught short and rushed to use the reserved toilet. He was arrested several days later.

According to Zimbabwe's Daily News paper, his charge sheet did not specify what laws he had breached or how he had compromised security.

The BBC's Thabo Kunene in Bulawayo says his relatives are angry that he was tried before a police tribunal without lawyers present.

Mr Mugabe, who has been the leader of Zimbabwe for the three decades of its independence, is currently in a power-sharing government with long-time opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai.

Lol.

thank goodness for the usa

WTF

lol ,

, I faulted the Police officer " he who want to eat with the devil, should have gotten a long spoon" , is he not aware of the escapades of Mugabe ?.

the only person dropping stingolos in that mugg is mugabe. woe betide any popo to drop stingolos

seriously,this should be in the jokes section

funny! the guy should have used the bush.

The hapless olopa no get executive nyash and he's trying to shite expensive shite.

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reminds of idi amin of uganda who called himself "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC,[C] DSO, MC, Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"

Hahaha, that was an expensive sh/it for the officer

His offense is;
SHITOMANIAISM, lol

Mans inhumanity to his fellow man. To shit no case too?

Na wa ooo

huh

Natasha,,:

huh ordinary toilet? its not as if he planted a bomb

He might have

*Laughing in Greek* Inexpensive nyansh with inexpensive shit wan use expensive toilet reserved for expensive executive.  

I cant stop laughing.

Lol! Thank God that Mugabe too dey shit.

delegiwa:

The hapless olopa no get executive nyash and he's trying to shite expensive shite.

Very funny. Na expensive shite indeed

Such a zeal to mount on an executive toilet! He got swagger. But I think the urge was unbearable, that's why he sought rescue in an executive reserved tapo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

His family should stop wasting their saliva and money for lawyers, they should go and sleep,now now now 10days go complete. He should learn to be disciplined next time.

this is really funny! so to cheat na wahala, i laugh in casablanca,

lmao

those human rights ppl are very myopic. if the police man goes free for mounting Mugabe's toilet, the next thing na to mount her excellency Mrs. Grace Mugabe. insolent b.astard!

Poop is poop. Oh sorry. Mugabe's is presidential poop