Makarau testifies in court

The Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Justice Rita Makarau testified in the on-going unlawful entry and theft of a motor vehicle case against ex-CID car theft Detective Gilbert Zvaita.

Justice Makarau took to the stand being led by prosecutor Kudzai Chigwedere.

She told the court that she never tasked anyone to collect a duplicate registration book or vehicle number plates as there was no reason to do so as her car was declared a right off during an accident in 2010.

Her evidence was to the effect that she did not know the late Golden Magwenju who died in a police shootout and who was a suspected armed robber who participated in the theft of the vehicle which was later found affixed with her number plates.

Under cross examination from the defence lawyer Benjamin Chidenga when asked to give her comment on the assertion by the accused that he had been sent by the late Magwenju's wife to collect the book and duplicate plates, Justice Makarau said she would not know neither would she be aware of whether the plates are still affixed to her car which is at American Motors garage in Graniteside.

Regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya postponed the matter to the 14th of October 2013 for continuation.