Socialite and businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure has
taken his freedom bid to the High Court.
The businessman has been confined to remand prison since
last Friday after the court found that he committed an offence whilst on bail
of another similar nature. Ginimbi is facing fraud charges and was viewed as a
bad candidate for bail.
When he initially appeared at the magistrate court, Ginimbi
was accused of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) by
deliberately undervaluing a Bentley Continental GT which he imported from South
Africa.
He was later charged for conniving with a ZIMRA agent
Alexander Gumbo to forge the vehicle’s value pegged at R3 281 784 to read R1
900 000.
In his fresh bail application at the High Court, the Dreams
Night boss pleads that the magistrate who heard his bail application
misdirected himself to deny him bail when he was earlier regarded not to be a
flight risk.
“In doing so, the court a quo disregarded the presumption
of innocence so jealously guarded by Section 70 (1)(d) of the Constitution.
“This disregard amounts to a serious misdirection when
regard is to be had to the court a quo’s earlier finding that he was not a
flight risk,” submitted Ginimbi.
He maintains that he is not a flight risk and had even
handed himself to police prior to the matter.
He said the alleged offence has already been dealt with in
HC228/20 wherein the court had conceded that Ginimbi was a suitable candidate
for bail.
Meanwhile, the businessman is expected back in court on
February 28 for commencement of his tax evasion trial. H Metro
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