[BBKing]

Exactly, van H isn't likely to let human rights considerations get in the way of business. He's smart and cynical enough to know that doing business as a white Brit in a corrupt racist dictatorship like Zimbabwe is going to require a few palms greased and judicious botty-licking, particularly if he wants a blind eye turned to his business practices.

I suspect he got on the wrong side of someone powerful, rather than being done for any actual crime.