
28/08/2024
DEPORTED FOR POSSESSION OF S*X TOY!
Ugandan tourist, Mr. Tom Ssekamwa, who spent 24 days in a Zimbabwean jail after being arrested for possessing a s*x toy, has been acquitted and is now awaiting deportation.
Mr. Ssekamwa, 24, was arrested on August 2 outside a lodge in Masvingo, a city located 292 km south of Harare, along with Czech tourist Lucas Slavik. Their arrest occurred during a government crackdown on dissent ahead of a regional summit, which led to the detention of over 200 opposition and civil society activists accused of planning to disrupt the event.
This week, magistrate Isaac Chikura acquitted Mr. Ssekamwa of criminal nuisance charges and cleared him of violating the Censorship Act. The charges stemmed from police finding a rubber male organ in his bag during a search.
In his ruling, the magistrate stated that Mr. Ssekamwa’s possession of the s*x toy did not pose a threat to public order or constitute a nuisance. He also noted that the item was found in the tourist’s bag with no intention of public display.
Ssekamwa’s lawyer, Knowledge Mabvuure from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), confirmed that his client is currently in the custody of the immigration department, awaiting deportation.
“The challenge we have at the moment is that he needs to buy his own air ticket to leave the country, and his phone through which he can access his funds is still being held by the police,” Mr. Mabvuure said.
“We are engaging the police to expedite the process.”
Government crackdown
As part of the ongoing government crackdown, Tom Ssekamwa’s colleague, Lucas Slavik, faced charges of publishing false statements intended to incite public unrest.
According to prosecutors, Slavik recorded a video in which he claimed that there was no water or electricity in Masvingo. A separate charge of criminal nuisance against Slavik was dropped, leading to his acquittal and subsequent deportation last week.
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