Zanu PF central committee member acquitted of raping minor sister-in-law

Gweru regional magistrate Morgan Nemadire dismissed two counts of rape against Zanu-PF central committee member from Chirumanzu, Saviors Piki (46). In acquitting Piki, Nemadire ruled that the evidence presented by the state was not credible.

Piki was accused of having raped his wife’s younger sister in January 2015, when she was aged 16 years. He denied the rape charges and in his defence said the complainant raised the issue against him to draw sympathy after she had been confronted by her other sister in Harare over a high phone bill last year.

The complainant claimed that she told Piki’s wife about the rape but she ignored the matter and urged her not to report the issue. The complainant also claimed that she only reported the rape issue last year after the issue of the phone bill was raised as she felt let down by Piki’s wife who had failed to stand by her.