Zimbabweans have reacted with shock and disbelief to Professor Lovemore Madhuku’s defence of Prophet Uebert Angel’s role in the “Gold Mafia.”
This comes after the law professor issued a statement in response to the last episode of Al Jazeera Investigative Unit’s explosive documentary “Gold Mafia.”
In the documentary, Prophet Uebert Angel, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador at Large and Presidential Envoy was caught on camera numerous times offering to launder money, smuggle cash and gold, and allegedly soliciting bribes to arrange a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
What Did Prof Madhuku Say In Defence Of Ambassador Uebert Angel’s Role In Gold Mafia?
Following the documentary’s airing, Ambassador Angel’s lawyer addressed the media in defence of his client. |
| Zimbabweans React To Prof Madhuku’s Defence Of Uebert Angel’s Gold Mafia Role |
According to Prof Madhuku, Angel’s self-incriminating statements and actions were part of a classified national intelligence assignment. He claimed that Ambassador Angel was running a counter-sting on the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit.
Addressing the media, Prof Madhuku said,
“My client has an office as an ambassador at large and has a team of people who are his assistants. These people approached my client through his assistants wanting to see the President of Zimbabwe for investment discussions. When my client was approached by one of his subordinates, he made checks to find out how much he knew these people.“The intelligence informed my client that they had serious doubts about these persons, they had serious suspicions about these persons and that it was not advisable for them to meet the President. In fact, the national intelligence discovered that those persons intended something very dangerous not just to the country but their aim was the President.
“It was in the context of National intelligence operations, Zimbabwe wanted to gain intelligence out of it, wanted to see how far its enemies could go and what their agendas were that is the context.
Ordinarily, these things are not told to the world but because of the intensity and implications of the Al Jazeera documentary on the integrity of the operations of the Governmental operations my client felt obliged that he has a moral obligation at least to give an indication of what was going on. In terms of playing along my client says even as were playing along there was also somewhat a possibility that these people were not what the intelligence thought they were,” said Madhuku.
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