A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application for
removal from remand by 16 Registrar-General’s Office employees accused of
stealing passports fees.
The 16 had submitted that they were on remand from April last
year and the State was prejudicing them by keeping them on remand without
providing them with a trial date, but magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa dismissed
the application, saying investigations in the matter were progressing well.
The State, represented by Lancelot Mutsokoti, argued that
investigations into the matter had been completed and they were waiting for one
State witness’s statement to be recorded before providing them with a trial
date.
The complainant is the Registrar-General’s Office represented
by Peter Bwanya.
Allegations are that between January and December 2018, the
accused took advantage of trust bestowed in them which allowed Musindo to issue
out receipt books, which are security items for the purpose of collecting
revenue from the passport office section.
The 16 failed to account for the receipt books upon demand.
Newsday
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