Former Cabinet minister and Zanu PF secretary for health,
David Parirenyatwa yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s
appointment of an Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit, arguing that he was
taking the issue to the Constitutional Court (Concourt).
The trial of Parirenyatwa, who is facing criminal abuse of
office charges, was expected to start yesterday, but his lawyer James Makiya
asked magistrate Bianca Makwande for postponement of the matter, saying the
accused had engaged Advocate Lewis Uriri, who is out of the country and will be
back after three weeks.
Makiya then filed a notice to apply for a referral to the
ConCourt for a determination on whether Mnangagwa’s formation of the
anti-corruption unit falls within the laws and did not violate any statutes.
The lawyer said a full application will be presented in
court on the next remand date.
The State, represented by Brian Vito from the President’s
Anti-Corruption Unit opposed to the postponement, saying the ConCourt challenge
will not stop him from going ahead with the trial.
However, magistrate Makwande postponed the matter to
December 11. Newsday
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