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Mystery shrouds origin of Komichi envelope
02 Oct 2013 at 09:43hrs | Views
MDC-T chief elections agent Morgan Komichi
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chief inspector Jane Chigiji yesterday said the stray ballots allegedly found in MDC-T chief elections agent Morgan Komichi's possession could not have been issued by the commission due to their strange characteristics.
Testifying before Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe in a case in which Komichi allegedly contravened the Electoral Act, Chigiji said the commission used special felt pens to write on the tamper –proof envelopes that contained the ballots' envelopes.
The tamper–proof envelope that Komichi allegedly presented to ZEC containing ballots that had been issued to Constable Mugove Chiginya, however, was written with an ordinary pen.
Asked to explain the discrepancies by defence counsel Alec Muchadehama during cross - examination, Chigiji said she was unable to do so.
Chigiji, who was also the special voting team leader, said apart from being written Zec, there was no other indication that the envelope indeed came from the electoral body.
Testifying before Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe in a case in which Komichi allegedly contravened the Electoral Act, Chigiji said the commission used special felt pens to write on the tamper –proof envelopes that contained the ballots' envelopes.
The tamper–proof envelope that Komichi allegedly presented to ZEC containing ballots that had been issued to Constable Mugove Chiginya, however, was written with an ordinary pen.
Asked to explain the discrepancies by defence counsel Alec Muchadehama during cross - examination, Chigiji said she was unable to do so.
Chigiji, who was also the special voting team leader, said apart from being written Zec, there was no other indication that the envelope indeed came from the electoral body.
Source - newsday
