Siqokoqela accuses his father, former VP Mphoko, of being behind his rape case – Nehanda Radio
Siqokoqela Mphoko, the son of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, has made a surprising accusation that his father was behind his rape case.
Siqokoqela was initially sentenced to twenty years in jail for allegedly raping his 12-year-old niece. But the conviction was overturned by the Bulawayo High Court in October.
In a latest social media put up, Siqokoqela claimed that his father, Phelekezela Mphoko, was the mastermind behind the rape allegations. He was responding to an X consumer who blasted his father for being linked to Zanu-PF.
He alleged that his father had used a lady, Mantombi Ndlovu, to falsely accuse him of rape.
“My brother let me tell you something very sad. My father is the one who was behind this entire lie,” Siqokoqela Mphoko acknowledged.
“He is the one who sent this lady to say and do what she did. Sometimes, you insult a person without knowing anything, but the question is why are you angry with me. I don’t know you.”
Siqokoqela’s accusations come after his profitable enchantment towards his preliminary conviction. The Bulawayo High Court deemed the preliminary conviction “unsafe” as a consequence of considerations over the complainant’s validity and potential coercion.
Siqokoqela additional acknowledged that Ndlovu, who used her 13 12 months outdated daughter to promote this lie, is not reachable.
“That was the case. It was finalised. She lied. Gave false proof and was caught out. She has since gone silent. Locked her Facebook account and is principally making an attempt to be invisible. She used her 13 12 months outdated daughter to promote this lie.
“They used the record from proceedings and followed the law at the High Court. They dealt with the matter on merit. No investigation was done by the cops. They looked at my evidence and the witnesses I brought. I have CCTV cameras in my house,” he mentioned.
The former Vice President, Phelekezela Mphoko is at the moment dealing with fees of legal abuse of workplace, and his enchantment was dismissed by the Supreme Court in June. The trial is ongoing.
