Controversial businessman, Wicknell Chivayo, has written to
the High Court seeking to have his bribery trial suspended after a Harare
magistrate recently dismissed his exception to the charges.
Chivayo, his company Intratek and former ZPC boss Stanley
Kazhanje have attested to the urgent chamber application.
They have cited the Prosecutor General and Harare
magistrate Pasipanodya Maturure as respondents.
Magistrate Maturure handed down his judgment dismissing
Chivayo’s exception to charges on August 21.
“This is an application for interim relief suspending the
commencement of our criminal trial before the second respondent (Magistrate
Maturure) under case number CRB ACC 14-15/2019, pending the review of the
second respondent’s ruling dismissing our exception to criminal charges against
us.
“The decision and subject of the review application was
given on the 21st of August.
“The interim relief is an adjunct to a provisional order
calling upon the respondents to show cause why, if any, on the return date a
final order should not be made staying the said criminal proceedings against us
pending the application for review aforesaid,” wrote Chivayo.
Chivayo who is expected back in court on October 28 argued
if the State proceeds with the trial his rights will be infringed upon.
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