Musafare Mupamhanga and his co-accused Conwell Kasambarare
and Spicer Takawira are believed to be part of the gang that raided Mashwede
Holdings last year and got away with over US$100 000, R42 000, $14 000 worth of
fuel coupons, firearms and 20 live rounds of ammunition.
The suspects were recently released from jail on bail
pending appeal in separate incidents at the High Court. They have since gone
into hiding and police are still looking for them.
Police are also looking for more than nine other robbers,
including two ex-policemen, who are believed to be unleashing terror
countrywide.
The CID has since made a complaint to the Special
Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) and the Police Anti-Corruption Unit (Pacu) againt
Mr Bosha. Pacu and Sacu are now investigating the matter.
Sources close to the investigations yesterday confirmed the
developments and said Mr Bosha was likely to be charged for criminal abuse of
office once the matter has been finalised.
They believed that a group of criminals have been using the
same method of operation of applying for bail pending appeal in a bid to evade
prosecution. Once released, the criminals disappear and continue terrorising people.
Most of them have over five warrants of arrests which are
believed to have been fraudulently cancelled.
Last month, prosecutor Tapiwa Kasema was arrested for
consenting to bail to four other notorious armed robbers including Taj Abdul. The
robbers were rearrested before they could be released on bail.
Another law officer Mr Douglas Chesa is under probe on
allegations of consenting to bail on December 8 last year to suspected armed
robber, Douglas Mutenda.
Mutenda who has since been rearrested, is facing several
counts of armed robberies and had been released on $5 000 bail on December 9
after the State consented on the basis that some of his co-accused, including
Mupamhanga were out on bail.
He was arrested on Christmas eve in Mhondoro. It is alleged
that Mr Bosha then consented to the suspected armed robbers’ bail application
saying, “The respondent (State) submits that the applicant’s co-accused persons
were granted bail by this honourable court on similar facts and circumstances.
“Conwell Junior Kasambarare was granted bail by Honourable
Justice Tsanga on 26 May 2020 under bail number B692/20 and Spicer Takawira was
granted bail on 19 August 2020 by Honourable Justice Chinamhora under bail
number B773/20.
“The respondent finds no basis of differentiating the
applicant (Mupamhanga) with his co-accused persons who have been granted bail.”
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