David Butau
David Butau is a member of parliament of Zimbabwe representing the district of Guruve North. He was chairman of the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget and Finance.
David Butau | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Constituency | Guruve North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1957 Southern Rhodesia |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | ZANU-PF |
In late 2007, Butau fled to the United Kingdom to avoid arrest for currency-related charges;[1] he subsequently denied all wrongdoing, stating that he had been motivated by fear of police corruption.[2] He later spent several months in South Africa,[3] before returning to stand trial in March 2009.[3] In May 2009 he was acquitted on all counts after the prosecution dropped the charges.[4]
See also
References
- "Zimbabwe MP flees to UK over currency probe". Reuters UK.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "web516 @ berta.alroma.de". thezimbabwetimes.com.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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