Delish Nguwaya, a country representative for Drax Consult
SAGL and Drax International (LLC), yesterday appeared in court on allegations
of defrauding the Government of US$42 million in a botched medicinal products
deal.
Nguwaya (36) was facing two counts of fraud when he
appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Mrs Vongai Muchuchuti Guwuriro.
The State, led by Mr Charles Muchemwa and Lancelotte
Mutsokoti, opposed bail before making an application for the matter to be
postponed to Monday.
Nguwaya’s lawyer, Mr Tafadzwa Hungwe, opposed the State’s
application to postpone the bail application to Monday, prompting the
magistrate to rule that it be entertained later in the day.
When the matter resumed after lunch, the State insisted
that the matter be postponed to Monday. Mr Mutsokoti said the State intended to
lead evidence from the investigating officer, who was only identified as
Superintendent Nyachega from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), on
why bail is being opposed but could not proceed as he was called for other
duties. Mr Hungwe told the court that when the charge was put to his client in
the morning, Supt Nyachega was present in court, but he chose to excuse himself
after the matter was briefly stood down.
He said bail was a right and urgent in its nature,
therefore, its application cannot be postponed to Monday.
However, Mrs Guwuriro said the court’s hands were tied
before postponing the matter to Monday for full bail application. Sunday Mail
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