News:Zimbabweans React To Magaya's Rape Case. Call Out Police For Leaking Name Of Complainant
<vote /> The founder and leader of Prophetic Healing Deliverance church, Walter Magaya was arrested yesterday on rape charges and appeared in court today, 20 August 2016 where he was released on bail. Read the full story here.
Details on the case were leaked and went viral on social media. Read the details here
Police were called out by Zimbabweans on Twitter for leaking the name of the victim together with her residential address and the name of her boyfriend. Prominent lawyer Alex Magaisa labelled the leak unethical, <shtml version="2" keyname="Wiki admin" hash="9f438cdbc848a2dcaf0cc2de391c320966d57739c82fb491a94c9ae3ae3eeeab">
Complete with address & name of boyfriend. Highly unethical. Victims need protection. <a href="https://t.co/MpCNdwsEn9">https://t.co/MpCNdwsEn9</a>
— Alex T Magaisa (@Wamagaisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wamagaisa/status/767021930134274048">August 20, 2016</a>
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The Zimbabwe Media Review hoped the media would not name the victim in their coverage of the issue, <shtml version="2" keyname="Wiki admin" hash="008c613356e949547a631745670a1ecc866f31f91ce62ecd54d26a4f6bb2aafb">
Really surprising that Police would name a possible rape victim. Hope media will not follow suit in their coverage. <a href="https://t.co/1d69y2NkAA">https://t.co/1d69y2NkAA</a>
— Zim Media Review (@ZimMediaReview) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZimMediaReview/status/767024094332280833">August 20, 2016</a>
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Magaisa hoped the leak would not jeopardise the case, <shtml version="2" keyname="Wiki admin" hash="0c2fa4f13176aa818136fc9154b0fbec8f547412b94716a0733f7e3d4a485a25">
You would expect better. This is a serious breach of ethics. Could even jeopardise the case. <a href="https://t.co/7EyeLufQFl">https://t.co/7EyeLufQFl</a>
— Alex T Magaisa (@Wamagaisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wamagaisa/status/767027626234015744">August 20, 2016</a>
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Here are other reactions to the issue, <shtml version="2" keyname="Wiki admin" hash="e1bf3b75c555379462f04ee667310ad2aa7ab5517fddab99ab32e66e8edd9f16">
All I say to you Magaya is you love your government and your president, but <a href="https://t.co/VnaGCC3nSb">pic.twitter.com/VnaGCC3nSb</a>
— Gutuboy (@AlekeMukunga) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlekeMukunga/status/767106683747311617">August 20, 2016</a>
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The Magaya rape case... Is it a new case or the old one?
— Mam'ncane ❤ (@NdiDrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/NdiDrey/status/767098832421355520">August 20, 2016</a>
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the girls will start coming out soon about the raping prophet <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Magaya?src=hash">#Magaya</a>
— Robert Manda (@robmanda007) <a href="https://twitter.com/robmanda007/status/767095984077803520">August 20, 2016</a>
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One user suggested that Magaya already knows the outcome of the case since he is s prophet, <shtml version="2" keyname="Wiki admin" hash="fe1756e4ae01744af285c5395bf7d9f5268e69bdf26b0510380270c171801ad7">
Prophet <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/magaya?src=hash">#magaya</a> shudnt stress too much over the court proceedings he probably already knows his fate ryt 'papa' ??? <a href="https://t.co/VgsFTXAuMv">pic.twitter.com/VgsFTXAuMv</a>
— A MAN HAS NO NAME (@TrM87) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrM87/status/767101256238325760">August 20, 2016</a>
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while another user said that Magaya was protected by God, <shtml version="2" keyname="Wiki admin" hash="ee63d0da580bf76d91fafc0938de303c3a7dacb492cc7c8f2d916e5f37e5c585">
PS 105 v 15, do no touch my anointed, and do my prophets no harm. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Prophet?src=hash">#Prophet</a> Magaya you are protected <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Zimbabwe?src=hash">#Zimbabwe</a>
— BMB (@Bushirous) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bushirous/status/767096945710141440">August 20, 2016</a>
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Meanwhile Magaisa also encouraged Zimbabweans not to rush into conclusions considering that this has happened to Magaya before. A Twitter user asked why the girl chose to report the matter now when it happened in June and other Twitter users had this to say,<shtml version="2" keyname="Wiki admin" hash="daa1b25d796a3ed2bbd0fd970bdb1f77e3d90b746d8fb77409daf33d09d7001c">
1. Rape allegations are very serious. However, before condemning Magaya, who is a suspect, let us apply our minds carefully & critically.
— Alex T Magaisa (@Wamagaisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wamagaisa/status/767015830957727744">August 20, 2016</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Wamagaisa">@Wamagaisa</a> when did she report case ya june 2015?
— Admire Sithole (@adiezw) <a href="https://twitter.com/adiezw/status/767019538785402880">August 20, 2016</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/adiezw">@adiezw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Wamagaisa">@Wamagaisa</a> raped people find it difficulty to open up about such cases as they are bound to be judged harshly by societies
— Lady.E (@cozmixsoul) <a href="https://twitter.com/cozmixsoul/status/767027459292291072">August 20, 2016</a>
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