ZANU PF Chinhoyi ward 11 councillor, Voster Mashevedzanwa (41)
has been sentenced to four years in jail by Chinhoyi magistrate Tapiwa Banda
for assault and resisting arrest.
Mashevedzanwa together with eight accomplices, Desire
Mwarukira, Felix Gonesi, Njabulo Ndlovu, Greythan Nyarukokora, Simbarashe
Tapfumanei, Kudzanai Samuel, Melusi Ndlovu and Blessing Nyango were facing two
counts of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.
They were all found guilty on the two counts. The
magistrate suspended six months of the sentence from each count, leaving the
convicts to serve an effective three-year jail term each.
It was the State’s case that on May 19, 2019 Mashevedzanwa
and accomplices assaulted Danny Badalani stationed at Chinhoyi Army
Intelligence and Joseph Kamuremwa stationed at ZRP Chemagamba during an
operation to arrest illegal money dealers at 24-hour Complex.
The court heard that Mashevedzanwa and his accomplices
assaulted Kamuremwa while he was lying on the ground. Kamuremwa sustained
injuries and was referred to hospital for treatment.
They were also accused of resisting arrest by police
officers on the same day.
Tungamirai Chamutsa of Chamutsa and Associates, who was
representing some of the convicts said he had been instructed to appeal against
the sentence. Newsday
0 comments:
Post a Comment