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Youth leader still in jail over Mugabe 'donkey' jibe

Published:Wednesday | May 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM
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Zimbabwean journalists take part in a march to commemorate World Press Freedom Day in Harare, Friday, May 3. The country's journalist body called on the government to address media reform issues which would pave the way for a better working environment for journalists working in the country. AP
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HARARE,(AP):A young political activist who compared Zimbabwe's president to a lame donkey will spend another week in jail, his attorney said Tuesday.

Defence lawyer Charles Kwaramba said state prosecutors used a contentious appeal law to stop a court order to free Solomon Madzore, head of the youth wing of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party, on $100 bail.

Madzore, at an election rally, allegedly called President Robert Mugabe, 89, "a limping donkey" who should be put out to pasture.

He faces a fine or several months' imprisonment. Arrests for insulting Mugabe are common in Zimbabwe. At least 60 have been arrested and charged with insulting Mugabe since 2010, according to Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.