Zimbabwe’s President Robert
Mugabe . / AFP / JEKESAI NJIKIZANA
Two Zimbabwean journalists
were arrested Friday over a newspaper report that described President Robert
Mugabe as “in bad shape” when he flew to Singapore for what officials called a
scheduled medical check-up.
Editor of independent newspaper NewsDay Wisdom Mudzungairi and
journalist Richard Chidza were released ahead of a court appearance on
Saturday.
The front-page story said that Mugabe, 93, had “sneaked out of the
country” this week, and quoted an unnamed source saying “it’s a tricky health
situation”.
The report, headlined
“Mugabe in fresh health scare”, said that first lady Grace Mugabe had flown to
Dubai to organise the charter flight.
“They have been arrested and charged with undermining and
insulting the office of the president,” said their lawyer Obey Shava before
their release.
He said their arrest was “in relation to the paper’s lead story”.
Mugabe’s trip to Singapore, shortly after his lavish 93rd birthday
party, was announced by his press spokesman on Wednesday.
The president is expected to return early next week.
Mugabe’s health has been subject of increased speculation in
recent years, and he regularly flies to Singapore for medical attention.
Despite his advanced age, Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF party last year
endorsed him as its candidate for the 2018 general elections.
In recent speeches, he has paused for lengthy periods and mumbled
at times.
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