Harare lawyer Thabani Mpofu is expected to appear in court
today on allegations of conniving with a former lawyer at Venturas and
Samukange law firm to poach a client.
Mpofu was arrested two days ago and has been detained at
Rhodesville Police Station in Harare pending remand court hearing.
He is expected to appear at the Harare Magistrates Court
facing charges of conniving with Everson
Samukange, who is on his own account facing extortion charges, fraud and money
laundering involving US$294 031.
Mpofu is also reportedly facing two other counts, where he
is reportedly jointly charged with three other suspects, who, according to
police are still at large.
The incidents are said to have taken place in January and
February last year.
Mpofu’s lawyer Ms Beatrice Mtetwa yesterday said: “We have
been advised by the police that they are bringing a new charge where they are
alleging he connived with Mr Everson Samukange, who was working at Venturas and
Samkange law firm to divert a file for client who was at that law firm into
their own client.
“Adv Mpofu will deny that charge.”
According to the State, on 29 August 2018, Samukange
tendered his resignation without proper notice.
He was permitted to take three files that contained
material of three clients that he had been working.
It is alleged when the law firm was going through Mr
Samukange’s paperwork, it was discovered that some unpaid invoices and files
were missing.
This was reported to the Law Society of Zimbabwe before an
audit of the files was conducted in his office. Herald
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