David Butau
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 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "web516 @ berta.alroma.de". thezimbabwetimes.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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