David Butau
| The Hon. 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 |
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.
In late 2007, Butau fled to the United Kingdom to avoid arrest;[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 at Reuters, 30 December 2007
- ↑ David Butau releases a statement at TalkZimbabwe.com, 17 January 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fugitive Butau appears in court at the Zimbabwe Times, 5 March 2009
- ↑ Former MP BUTAU acquitted at the Zimbabwe Telegraph, by Mike Makomo, 15 May 2009.