There was drama at the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday
when a Chinese national allegedly fled with the help of police officers who had
brought him to court where he was appearing on his initial remand on
allegations of assault and discharging a firearm.
Alert relatives of the complainants notified prosecutors
that Khang Guide (52), who came accompanied by police officers, had allegedly
fled the court and was on his way to board an Ethiopian Airways flight.
This prompted the prosecution to alert Robert Gabriel
Mugabe International Airport district police officers to stop him from leaving
the country.
After three hours, Guide was again seen at the court in the
company of a man identified as Marlborough Police Station officer-in-charge,
who was in civilian clothes. The top cop then confronted the complainants,
saying they should have opted for an out-of-court settlement with the suspect.
But this did not go down well with the complainants who
openly accused the police officer of receiving a bribe from Guide to obstruct
the course of justice.
However, the case proceeded and Guide then appeared before
magistrate Josephine Sande, who remanded him to December 11 on $50 bail.
Prosecutor Sebastian Mutizirwa had opposed bail, saying the
suspect was a flight risk while presenting the court with suspect’s ticket to
Beijing, China.
Allegations are that Guide, who is Obrim Bricks supervisor,
was on duty on November 3 when he found the complainant, Didymus Kadzviti,
seated instead of performing his duties.
This angered Guide, who then kicked Kadzviti on his right
leg and also hit him on the mouth with the back of his pistol.
It is alleged the two wrestled before Guide produced his
pistol and fired one shot at Kadzviti’s leg, but he missed.
Kadzviti ran away and Guide followed him firing four more
shots at him. The matter was reported to the police, leading to Guide’s arrest.
Newsday
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