VISITING PROPHET MAGAYA FACES RAPE CHARGE

MBABANE –There was seemingly no background check done to ascertain if Prophet Walter Magaya was fit to address His Majesty the King.
Prophet Magaya faces a rape charge in his native country. The State is yet to prove if he did commit the offence.

The mainstream media in Zimbabwe extensively reported on this case. He has made a court appearance and is out on bail.
His bail has stringent reporting conditions. One of his bail conditions put it to him to report to the police station three times a week.
His bail was fixed at US$2 000 (E24 000).

The prophet is expected to appear before the Zimbabwe High Court in Harare on April 3, 2018.
Speaking to the Times SUNDAY from Zimbabwe, Magaya’s attorney Chadzo Chatambudza briefly said they were not yet sure if the trial would commence on April 3, 2017. 

He did not want to elaborate.
The alleged rape occurred at No. 22 Colt Road in Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe after the complainant had honoured an invite by the prophet to his house.
He is alleged to have offered the woman a sum of US$200 (E2 400).

The messenger of God pleaded not guilty to the charge. In terms of the law, he is still innocent until proven guilty by a competent court.
He also faces a charge of obstructing the course of justice.

Magaya delivered a prophetic message to the King, Christians and the entire Swazi Nation last Saturday at Mandvulo Grand Hall in Lozitha.
He was among the first in the sitting arrangement as he was flanked by Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala, Deputy Prime Minister Paul Dlamini on the right and Pastor Shodi Msibi of the Free Evangelical Assemblies on the left.

He was arrested in 2016 and spent the night at Rhodesville Police Station.
Magaya’s case has taken twists and turns since the man of the cloth was arrested. This was compounded by the decision of the complainant to indicate her intention to withdraw the case on the grounds that she had received death threats from anonymous people. 

She claimed she wanted to drop the case because she had been influenced into filing the charges by people who wanted to see Prophet Magaya going down.
In her affidavit, she said: “I have received threats from people who are threatening to shoot me in the event that I do not testify well in order to get the accused convicted.

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