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Bail Hearing For Chimombe And Mpofu Continues At Harare Magistrates Court

9 months agoTue, 02 Jul 2024 08:06:12 GMT
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Bail Hearing For Chimombe And Mpofu Continues At Harare Magistrates Court

The bail hearing of Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu in the US$7 million Presidential Goat Scheme fraud case continued at the Harare Magistrates Court on Monday.

The Investigating Officer (IO) from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) argued that the two should remain in custody pending trial commencement.

Mpofu and Chimombe are accused of forging documents to win the tender to supply goats under the Presidential Goat Scheme.

They are represented by lawyers Arshiel Mugiya and Tapson Dzvetero.

As reported by The Herald, the first witness, Gamuchirai Zimunhu, part of the ZACC investigating team, concluded giving her evidence on Monday afternoon insisting that the two were flight risks.

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Zimunhu stated she believed Mpofu provided her with an incorrect address, citing a house in Greendale that is currently under construction and uninhabitable. This led her to suspect that Mpofu may have provided false information.

The second investigating officer, Henry Chapwanya, also took to the witness stand. He told Magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa that the house had no doors or windows. Said Chapwanya:

We found an unfinished house at the address provided by the first accused (Mpofu).

The house has no doors and windows and doesn’t look like anyone stays there.

We went around the house and it shows no one stays there.

Chapwanya also said the duo should be denied bail because they disrupted a project initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He said:

The actions by both derailed His Excellency’s vision to attain a middle-income economy. These types of economic saboteurs need to be dealt with using an iron fist.

Added Chapwanya:

My fear is with the reaction of the public. If you look on social media people are very angry. If released on bail, there will be protests on the streets, which will undermine peace and security in the nation as the country is expecting to host the SADC summit in the next few weeks.

The bail hearing in the case is set to continue today, 02 July 2024.

ZANU PF sympathiser and cleric Passion Java was in the court gallery in solidarity with Chimombe and Mpofu.

According to ZimLive, Java chatted briefly with the two after the court adjourned before he left under a heavy escort comprising private security and state security agents.

A woman, believed to be Mpofu’s sister-in-law, allegedly harassed journalists for filming Java while he was chatting with Chimombe and Mpofu.

Outside the court, she reportedly became agitated and nearly broke the cell phone of another journalist who was filming.

Chimombe and Mpofu’s legal troubles began when they purportedly leaked their WhatsApp conversations with Wicknell Chivayo, an associate of President Mnangagwa embroiled in a $40 million Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) tender controversy.

They alleged that Chivayo unlawfully altered their agreement with South African firms Ren-Form and Better Brands to provide election materials to ZEC ahead of the 2023 national elections.

Chimombe and Mpofu are also suspected to have leaked Chivayo’s voice notes in which he claimed to have captured President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Chivayo accuses Chimombe and Mpofu of employing advanced Artificial Intelligence to fabricate the voice note, making it appear as if he self-incriminated.

Last month, ZACC chairperson Michael Reza said that they had built a strong case against the trio. He said:

I can tell you, right now we have some documents which we want to show the three gentlemen and I hope I am not prejudicing investigations, but I want Zimbabwe to know that we have not been sitting on this investigation.

We have collected certain facts and when that information comes on form 242 and if everything goes according to plan, we will use this to go to court.

You will see detailed information with facts, figures and numbers. You will see those things mark my words.

However, Chivayo continues to evade accountability, as he has not been summoned for questioning by ZACC.

This situation could be seen as reinforcing his assertion in the leaked audios that he has “captured” the “system.”

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26 Comments

aldayz · 9 months ago
varume vakavhunduka bag vakavona kuti rods kutenga Mota kwete mbudzi $7 million
prosecutor general · 9 months ago
chimombe usatamba nachivhayo unofira mahara
Antman · 9 months ago
Pindula you should stick on what you started. Court session was held around 12 midday but upto now no update on this story
Garwe family · 9 months ago
Pasi ne mbavha
woof · 9 months ago
pa pic apo , munhu uyu anofitwa nekuva pasi pemavhiri ezimota iro.
Dyoo nemo-nemo · 9 months ago
those asking about Chivhayo this is how I see it.Chivhayo won't get into any trouble because ndiye anoitiswa front yemadeals aLACOSTE , from Solar projects dziya ,zesa tenders ,to this Zec tender inana Chigumba ,Guvatanga ,nana Isaac CIO-- plus ED obviously, ndosaka vari kwatikwati kwesekwese mnoti what was that? why would Chivhayo be there panovhurwa factory zvineyi naye.. Chivhayo won't spend a single day in jail.... but these 2 guys Chimombe&Mpofu will suffer as punishment to prevent & to threaten and silence them kuti vasajairire Chivhayo bcoz Chivhayo chain yake ine vakuru vakuru the last number .... ED.....
Mkomana · 9 months ago
Saka Chivhayo wairevesa kuti akabata matsotsi muswe ,honai hapana zvavanomuita apa vana Chimombe naMpofu vachimama nema remaind in custody,zvakaoma vakomana.Wicknail is untouchable following protection from the Elites
Mr President · 9 months ago
Wick nail 😅🙌🏾
zozo · 9 months ago
nhayi goat chimombe zvowotanga kudonha netress yereeds kuzoti iro boma chairo unofaka
. · 9 months ago
Inonzi stress iyoyo How are the Mighty fallen? The Untouchables touched. Awaiting Chivharo's time. If that doesn't happen, there's no justice in this Teapot-shaped piece of dust.
👽 · 9 months ago
😂 saka munofunga tikabva kumbudzi toenda kuma toilets ..
Gwere · 9 months ago
Chingovaregererai havachazviiti
ty · 9 months ago
ko Chivhayo aripi👀👀👀👀👀👀
patz · 9 months ago
Ko munin'ina wemukadzi waMoyo aipopotera nekuda kuputsa fon ya journalist ngaasungwezve for disorderly conduct. Nozvana mainini zvaidya tax payers money mari dzekuba zvakushungurudzika kuti mwena wavharika.
Inini · 9 months ago
Mainini vayirohwa Lula na Babamukulez
ncii · 9 months ago
ko CHIVAYO haasungiki here kana kuti ane unonzi IMMUNITY? .
Mai Chimuti · 9 months ago
Haasungwi. He is Mwene's SON
Igwee · 9 months ago
Kukuenda nyaya arkupinda mmnje. Hauna kuona yanzi ZEC summoned hr
patz · 9 months ago
Apa wa summoniwa nawaHwende (ccc) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
patz · 9 months ago
Its a matter of time. The opportune time will come. There is what we call political inclination complications at the moment. Noone is happy about the issue from top political elites who are not beneficiaries of the corruption to the general populace
Anonymous · 9 months ago
That time will be a very long one, if ever.
💙💙Blue 🔵cyclone 🌀🌀 · 9 months ago
pindula picture manyama iro
Igwee · 9 months ago
😂😘😂😂😂😂😂
𝕞𝕦𝕛𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠 · 9 months ago
kuti dzviiiii

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