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Mugabe's son-in-law has case to answer, rules court
05 Apr 2019 at 21:41hrs | Views
Former president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore's application for discharge at the close of the state case has been dismissed by a Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba for lack of merit.
The former president Mugabe's son-in-law and his co accused Simbarashe Mutimbe are jointly facing charges of unlawfully detaining Chikore's former secretary at Air Zimbabwe, Bertha Zakeyo.
In her ruling, Magistrate Mashamba said the central issue in the matter involved freedom which is a fundamental right and based on the available evidence, it was necessary for the accused to be put to their defence so that justice may be served.
She added that the state had managed to prove on the surface that there was a case as the co-accused had admitted having been instructed to close the gate unless the complainant surrendered her phone.
The matter will proceed on the 14th of May.
The former president Mugabe's son-in-law and his co accused Simbarashe Mutimbe are jointly facing charges of unlawfully detaining Chikore's former secretary at Air Zimbabwe, Bertha Zakeyo.
In her ruling, Magistrate Mashamba said the central issue in the matter involved freedom which is a fundamental right and based on the available evidence, it was necessary for the accused to be put to their defence so that justice may be served.
She added that the state had managed to prove on the surface that there was a case as the co-accused had admitted having been instructed to close the gate unless the complainant surrendered her phone.
The matter will proceed on the 14th of May.
Source - zbc
