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Senior Magistrate Fired After Corruption Audio Leak
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INYATHI - Controversial Senior Magistrate Samukeliswe Gumbo has reportedly been fired following the circulation of an audio recording in which she appeared to endorse corruption while lamenting Zimbabwe’s economic hardships.
Sources close to the investigation confirmed Gumbo’s dismissal, although Judicial Services Commission spokesperson Daniel Nemukuyu could neither confirm nor deny the development.
The leaked audio, which went viral on social media, captured Gumbo offering passengers a lift while blasting the state of the economy and suggesting that corruption was inevitable for survival.
"Every successful Zimbabwean must have an element of criminality because the economy is biting us," she said.
Gumbo further claimed that civil servants should not be judged harshly for engaging in corrupt practices, arguing that their salaries were insufficient.
"As a senior magistrate, I have children who should go to school but I cannot afford it. Every day I am at court, and at the end of the day I am going to be involved in corruption because I need a decent life," she said.
She added:
"If we are realistic, US$200 and some bond notes civil servants are getting - especially teachers - cannot sustain a normal human being."
Her dismissal comes shortly after another magistrate in Mutare resigned amid allegations of extorting US$150 from a plaintiff in a civil matter, raising fresh concerns about corruption within Zimbabwe's judicial system.
Sources close to the investigation confirmed Gumbo’s dismissal, although Judicial Services Commission spokesperson Daniel Nemukuyu could neither confirm nor deny the development.
The leaked audio, which went viral on social media, captured Gumbo offering passengers a lift while blasting the state of the economy and suggesting that corruption was inevitable for survival.
"Every successful Zimbabwean must have an element of criminality because the economy is biting us," she said.
"As a senior magistrate, I have children who should go to school but I cannot afford it. Every day I am at court, and at the end of the day I am going to be involved in corruption because I need a decent life," she said.
She added:
"If we are realistic, US$200 and some bond notes civil servants are getting - especially teachers - cannot sustain a normal human being."
Her dismissal comes shortly after another magistrate in Mutare resigned amid allegations of extorting US$150 from a plaintiff in a civil matter, raising fresh concerns about corruption within Zimbabwe's judicial system.
Source - Byo24news
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