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'Prostituting' magistrate under investigation
31 Oct 2015 at 10:47hrs | Views
Chief magistrate Mr Mishrod Guvamombe has launched investigations into the case in which a Gokwe magistrate allegedly lost cash and valuables worth $330 to a 21-year-old prostitute in Harare.
Pamela Hamandawana of No. 11 Mupani Street, Chitungwiza, allegedly teamed up with other prostitutes to assault and rob magistrate Mr Shepherd Munjanja, who she said was her client.
Earlier reports identified Mr Munjanja as a regional magistrate, but it turned out that he was an ordinary magistrate based in Gokwe.
In terms of the judicial service regulations, engaging in prostitution activities is tantamount to bringing the judiciary into disrepute.
If the investigations show that indeed Mr Munjanja had gone to the prostitute for intimacy, he is likely to be charged for misconduct.
Mr Guvamombe said his office was still trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the assault and robbery.
Hamandawana has since appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo charged with robbery and was remanded in custody to November 6 for trial.
She told the court that she had not robbed Munjanja (34), but only knew him as her client.
Pamela Hamandawana of No. 11 Mupani Street, Chitungwiza, allegedly teamed up with other prostitutes to assault and rob magistrate Mr Shepherd Munjanja, who she said was her client.
Earlier reports identified Mr Munjanja as a regional magistrate, but it turned out that he was an ordinary magistrate based in Gokwe.
In terms of the judicial service regulations, engaging in prostitution activities is tantamount to bringing the judiciary into disrepute.
If the investigations show that indeed Mr Munjanja had gone to the prostitute for intimacy, he is likely to be charged for misconduct.
Mr Guvamombe said his office was still trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the assault and robbery.
Hamandawana has since appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo charged with robbery and was remanded in custody to November 6 for trial.
She told the court that she had not robbed Munjanja (34), but only knew him as her client.
Source - the herald
