THE State has written to former Foreign Affairs minister
Walter Mzembi’s lawyer, requesting to be furnished with a detailed medical
report after videos showing him to be well surfaced on social media platforms.
Prosecutor Brian Vito told magistrate Hosea Mujaya that he
had sent a letter to Mzembi’s lawyer Job Sikhala, requesting a medical report
apprising them of the ex-minister’s medical condition.
“Your worship, we have written a letter to Job Sikhala
requesting a detailed medical report. Sikhala told me that the report will be
ready by Friday. Although Sikhala said his client was unwell, reports on social
media is showing his life is not in danger. There was a rumour on the social
media, your worship, that he is dead, but there was a video of him saying he is
well,” Vito told the court.
“This is the video which was also reported by today’s
NewsDay newspaper and we need an indication from his doctors so that we can
decide on how to proceed with the matter.”
Vito asked the court to postpone the matter to March 26 to
allow them time to prepare for trial and separation of dockets, if there was
need. But Mujaya objected to the long remand, saying the prosecutor
must remand the matter to a nearer date.
Mzembi is being charged together with Aaron Mushoriwa and
Susanna Makombe Kuhudzayi on allegations of criminal abuse of office.
However, Mushoriwa’s lawyer Farai Mushoriwa asked the court
to remove his client from remand, saying the State was punishing him by letting
him come to court, knowing that there would be no trial.
Mushoriwa said his client was on stringent bail conditions
and was reporting every week to the police, adding that the State should
proceed by way of summons when they were ready.
The State agreed to
remand the matter to March 5 for trial. Newsday
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