THE Judicial
Service Commission (JSC) has fired Mutoko-based magistrate, Jairus Mutseyekwa,
for misconduct involving issuing a “doctored judgment” in favour of an accused
person who had bribed him.
This was
confirmed by JSC deputy secretary for legal affairs Faith Mushure in a letter
dated September 8, addressed to the complainant, Mathias Madziwanzira’s lawyer
Gama and Partners.
Mushure
indicated that after receiving Mandiwanzira’s complaint, the JSC conducted its
own investigations and found out that Mutseyekwa had doctored his ruling after
reading out the original version in court.
“Further to our
letter, investigations have since revealed that indeed the magistrate in
question doctored the judgment in the matter of Godknows Matuso and four others
versus Mathias Madzivanzira MTK A11/20,” read part of the letter.
“Integrity and
honesty are the hallmarks of a judicial officer. The Judicial Service
Commission then took a decision to dismiss the member from service.”
According to a
letter to JSC by Madzivanzira’s lawyers dated July 2, Mutseyekwa produced a
handwritten judgment which he later doctored in favour of Matuso.
“The honourable
magistrate issued a handwritten judgment. To our utter dismay, the honourable
materially altered the judgment after reading it in court and delivering it to
the parties.
The appeal was
noted on March 27, 2020, the same day on which the original judgment was handed
down,” the lawyers said.
“We secured a
copy of the handwritten judgment from the clerk of the court on the same day.
Upon receiving our client’s appeal, the honourable magistrate doctored his
judgment to deflect the course of justice.” Newsday
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