Mugabe’s son, Robert Junior, Arrested almost killed over drugs in Dubai, Mapfumo
Robert Mugabe Junior, Son to President Mugabe of Zimbabwe was in hot soup with Dubai authorities after he was arrested doing drugs, Thomas Mapfumo has revealed.
Mapfumo, an exiled Zimbabwean musician, spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations in New York Yesterday.
“Do you know when he(Mugabe) travelled to Dubai, he was there to rescue his son who was found with drugs,” said Mapfumo.
“It’s true, they wanted to kill him(Robert Mugabe Junior),” he added.
“That is the the reason why Mugabe abandoned Swaziland Summit and rushed to Dubai. He paid for his son’s freedom with diamonds money, we know the whole story,” said Thomas Mapfumo.
Mapfumo also revealed that Mugabe was asked to pay over US$1,5 million for the unscheduled taxing and parking of his chattered Air Zimbabwe plane.
Mugabe allegedly spent his time begging the Arab country to free his son after he was told of a likely death penalty.
“He was told your son is about to be killed over drug abuse, you(Zimbabweans) did not know this,” said Mapfumo.
Mapfumo was addressing a crowd of Zimbabweans who can be head in the background saying Mugabe junior should have been killed.
The office of President Mugabe is yet to respond to the story.