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Mupfumira to spend another weekend in jail
02 Aug 2019 at 16:00hrs | Views
EMBATTLED Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who faces several criminal abuse of office charges, will spend her second weekend in prison custody after her bail application hearing was Friday postponed to Monday by a High Court judge.
The charges against the top government official were triggered by a forensic audit report by Auditor General Mildred Chiri on the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) from which some $95 million was reportedly siphoned on her "verbal orders."
High Court Judge, Erica Ndewere said the minister had a right to bail hearing despite Prosecutor General, Kumbirai Hodzi's certificate barring any court to entertain her bail "while her complex case" is being investigated.
Ndewere said chief magistrate, Munamato Mutevedzi misdirected himself in refusing to entertain Mupfumira's bail."
Mupfumira's lawyer, Advocate Lewis Uriri who is being instructed by Charles Chinyama then went on to file bail application on behalf of Mupfumira.
Uriri said the state has no evidence against his client, rendering her fit for bail.
The charges against the top government official were triggered by a forensic audit report by Auditor General Mildred Chiri on the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) from which some $95 million was reportedly siphoned on her "verbal orders."
High Court Judge, Erica Ndewere said the minister had a right to bail hearing despite Prosecutor General, Kumbirai Hodzi's certificate barring any court to entertain her bail "while her complex case" is being investigated.
Mupfumira's lawyer, Advocate Lewis Uriri who is being instructed by Charles Chinyama then went on to file bail application on behalf of Mupfumira.
Uriri said the state has no evidence against his client, rendering her fit for bail.
Source - newzimbabwe
