To Zimbabwe the American journalist was arrested for comparison by Mugabe Robert with the goblin

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To Zimbabwe the journalist from America Marta O'Dovan was detained by police for comparisons of the president of the country with the Goblin. Before the girl worked at the Magamba TV television channel.

On the page of a Twitter-account the girl left to

90-year-old Mugabe Robert to the goblin. After that police officers visited it.

All things of the journalist, including the laptop from which the message was sent, the staff of power departments withdrew, and an account blocked. The reason for detentions became initiation of proceedings "about undermining authority or an insult of the president".

Experts believe that this incident is connected with recently opened Ministry of cybersafety Zimbabwe. Staff of this institution is engaged in monitoring of social networks in search of the messages discrediting honor of the country or the head the state.

Should noting that to Zimbabwe journalists often are exposed to prosecution from power structures. So, in October the journalist of the information publication NewsDay was detained. He reported that the wife of the president Zimbabwe Mugabe Grace gave to supporters of ruling party clothes and underwear as a sign of a donation.