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Judge recuses herself from Mutsvangwa bail case
27 May 2024 at 05:17hrs | Views
High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba has recused herself in the bail application for Zanu PF bigwigs Monica and Christopher Mutsvangwa's son, Neville, who is accused of violating the Exchange Control Act.
Muremba said she is doing that for personal reasons.
The judge, however, referred the record to the Registrar of High Court for judge allocation.
Neville (44) was locked up on allegations of forex trading and money laundering two weeks ago.
He was initially denied bail by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi before he mounted an appeal at the High Court.
Ruling was set for Wednesday but the Investigating Officer's typed record of proceedings was missing from the docket and the case was postponed.
However, some suspects facing similar allegations have so far been granted bail.
A lawyer, Moses Mapanga said three of his clients got bail as "there are no compelling reasons to keep them behind bars".
More to follow...
Muremba said she is doing that for personal reasons.
The judge, however, referred the record to the Registrar of High Court for judge allocation.
Neville (44) was locked up on allegations of forex trading and money laundering two weeks ago.
He was initially denied bail by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi before he mounted an appeal at the High Court.
Ruling was set for Wednesday but the Investigating Officer's typed record of proceedings was missing from the docket and the case was postponed.
However, some suspects facing similar allegations have so far been granted bail.
A lawyer, Moses Mapanga said three of his clients got bail as "there are no compelling reasons to keep them behind bars".
More to follow...
Source - newsday
