A Bulawayo man will spend an effective four months behind
bars after he was convicted of impersonating a court official in a bid to steer
proceedings in favour of his cousin in a court case.
Lucky Thamsanqa Mvundla of Bellevue in Bulawayo was
convicted by Hwange Magistrate, Godfrey Ntando Ncube, after he was found guilty
of violating the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act.
Mvundla introduced himself as an assistant of the master of
High Court from Bulawayo to Hwange Magistrate Collet Ncube.
Reports are that he went on to ask Magistrate Ncube to
facilitate for a set down date in a criminal matter involving his cousin.
He is reported to have also pleaded for a lenient sentence
in the matter before approaching other court officials at Hwange Magistrate
Courts.
Magistrate Ncube however spotted Mvundla in the court
gallery on the day he was presiding over his cousins case prompting an
adjournment of court proceedings as a police report
was made leading to his
arrest.
Mvundla was arrested and consequently found guilty of
charges of impersonating a public official and he was slapped with a four month
jail term. ZBC
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