A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application of
exception of charges against businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is accused of
swindling the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) of $5 million in a botched Gwanda
solar power deal.
Chivayo had challenged the allegations and told magistrate
Lazini Ncube that the charges against him emanated from the procurement contract
which is regulated by the Procurement Act.
The businessman also told the court that the criminal law
could not be an enforcer of alleged breach of contract.
But Ncube dismissed Chivayo’s assertion, saying there was
no way he could separate him from his company since Intratrek was used as a
vehicle to swindle ZPC.
Ncube postponed the matter to December 10 for trial.
Newsday
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