An administration officer with the Zimbabwe National Roads
Administration (Zinara) last Friday appeared in court on allegations of
clearing vehicle arrears and penalties before shifting their licence from their
expiry dates without supporting documents.
Samuel Sithole (40) was facing charges of criminal abuse of
duty as a public officer when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Richard
Ramaboa.
He was ordered to pay $1 000 bail. As part of his bail
conditions, Sithole was ordered not to interfere with witnesses and to continue
residing at his given address.
It is alleged that during the period extending from January
2018 to March 2019 and on 23 different occasions by acts of omission or commission
to favour or disfavour motor vehicle owners, Sithole made arrears and penalties
correction entries in the vehicle licensing system, shifting license dates for
vehicle registration numbers from their expiry dates to current expiry dates.
The court heard that as at the dates of adjustments, the
motor vehicles had arrears which had accumulated, including the current term.
Prosecuting, Mrs Idah Maromo alleged that Sithole’s actions
caused Zinara to suffer total actual prejudice of $10 385.
The offence came to light in December 2018 when Zinara
discovered that the said vehicles had their arrears and penalties cleared
without the supporting documents. A report was made to the police leading to
Sithole’s arrest. Herald
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