Intratrek Zimbabwe boss, Wicknell Chivayo, has hit back at
the State after a recent Supreme Court appeal against his famous acquittal in
$5, 6 million fraud charges.
The State has appealed against the March 20 2019 ruling made
by Justice Owen Tagu who cleared Intratrek Zimbabwe and its boss of all
corruption charges laid by the Zimbabwe Power Company over Gwanda Solar project
obligations.
Justice Tagu had ruled that both Chivayo and Intratrek had
no case to answer and if the State proceeded with prosecution it would scare
away any potential investors.
Chivayo is now seeking to have the application dismissed on
grounds that it is irregular and was allegedly filed without his knowledge.
He has cited Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi and Harare
magistrate Lazini Ncube as respondents whilst Registrars for High Court and
Supreme Court are interested parties.
“The applicants seek the rectification of the record of
appeal by the inclusion of documents that the learned (High Court) judge had
regard to by reference to related matters.
“It is important that such documents be part of the
record,” wrote the Chivayo in his papers.
The State is of the view that Justice Tagu misdirected
himself when he handed down his judgment and hope to overturn the outcome
before the court of appeals.
The matter is still pending. H Metro
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