A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) station manager based
at Chiredzi is appearing in court for allegedly using threatening and abusive
language against a subordinate.
Lloyd Mubingi (43) appeared before Chiredzi Magistrate
Rodgers Mawarire last Wednesday facing one count of using Offensive or False
Telephone Messages as Defined in Section 88C of the Postal and
Telecommunications Act Chapter 12:05.
Prosecutor Nowell Muranda told the court that on February
10, 2018 Mubingi made a call to Joseph Mutezo, a Revenue Officer who was on
duty in Chisumbanje. He shouted at Mutezo and told him “wakajaidzwa, ini
handisi mukadzi wako ndokurova usauye padhuze neni uchitaura izvozvo (You are a
spoiled brat. Don’t treat me like I am your wife. If you repeat that and you
are standing near me, I will beat you up)”.
Mutezo was insisting on payments for his overtime as is
provided in his working conditions. Mubingi allegedly made another phone call
but Mutezo told him that their relationship should be professional since they
are brought together only by work.
After talking to Mutezo on the phone Mubingi allegedly went
to Ashton Manyika, another Revenue Officer and said “guys ngatisada kujairirana
Mutezo akanyatsokumboita sei chaizvo (I don’t understand Mutezo, he is getting
too far)”.
Through his lawyer Emmanuel Chibudu of Kwirira and
Magwaliba Attorneys, Mubingi is denying the charges but the State successfully
applied for a warrant of seizure to recover the phone call records, but the
investigating officer failed to produce the recordings in court last Thursday.
Ashton Manyika was
recently suspended and has been identified as one of the State witnesses in the
case against Mubingi.
On Tuesday Mubingi’s lawyer applied for a discharge which
was dismissed by Magistrate Mawarire saying that the complainant and other two
witnesses managed to convince the court that Mubingi committed the offence.
Mubingi will appear in court today for trial. Masvingo Mirror
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