Publish date | 28 May 2019 |
Issue Number | 1783 |
Diary | Legalbrief eLaw |
East London Advocate Farai Kunatsagumbo has opened a case of defamation of character against a woman who posted his picture on social media, claiming he had tried to scam her. A Daily Dispatch report notes Kunatsagumbo, of the International Justice Centre, opened the case against Yonela Ntikinca after she posted a picture of him on Facebook, warning her friends and followers that he allegedly tried to scam her. Ntikinca’s post accused Kunatsagumbo of trying to cheat her out of a laptop she was selling, by sending a fake proof of payment. The post was accompanied by a screenshot of Kunatsagumbo’s Facebook profile, as well as a WhatsApp conversation allegedly between the two, and a screenshot of the alleged fake payment. Yesterday, the advocate denied interacting with Ntikinca beyond a Facebook inbox inquiring about the laptop. He said Ntikinca implicated him without verifying her facts. He said her post had tarnished his professional image as an advocate.