Mafararikwa, a former advisor to executive director of the International Monetary Fund, was being charged with contravening section 27(b) of the Firearms Act, which criminalises pointing a gun at any person.

Mr Makomo said it was impossible to point a gun to a person who was in a big car from the waist level unless it was a machine gun.

In his defence Mafararikwa told the court that the complainant Norah Spie who he was cohabiting with and is employed by the Swedish Embassy wanted to tarnish his image.

Prosecutor Mr Nyikadzino Machingura alleged that on November 13 this year at around 12 00hr Spie was driving along South Way from her house where she had gone to collect her clothes.

She is alleged to have had an altercation with Mafararikwa.It is alleged that when she was driving towards Harare Drive she met the accussed who blocked her way with his car and asked for his iPAD.

The State also said she told him that she would bring it the following day but Mafararikwa did not respond.

Mafararikwa was also alleged to have walked to his car, which was blocking Spie's vehicle and pulled out a pistol from the dashboard before returning to the complainant's vehicle.

Spie, who was in her vehicle, drove off at high speed towards Harare Drive with Mafararikwa in hot pursuit, the State said.

Mafararikwa, it was alleged, followed her into the city centre before losing track.

Spie reported the case to the police.

By Special correspondent