Mugabe’s son escapes jail after $300 fine for cannabis possession

Robert Mugabe Junior with his father during the late Zimbabwean president's 93rd birthday on February 25, 2017.

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One of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s sons has avoided a prison sentence for drug possession. Instead, he was fined $300 by a Harare court after admitting to cannabis possession.

The 33-year-old Robert Mugabe Junior pleaded guilty to the charges on Thursday and asked for leniency, saying he was a single father caring for two young children.