This time Bizwork (48) and five others applied for bail in
another case in which they forged documents for property number 589 Rietfontein
Township Lot 5 in Borrowdale, Harare which they sold for US$92 000 against a
market value of US$400 000.
Family members who least expected wailed loudly after
Magistrate Ndirowei pronounced his bail decision.
Ndirowei said in his bail ruling that the State has a
strong case against all the six. He said that the accused could not distance
themselves from the evidence placed before the court by the investigating
officer, Eric Chacha of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZAAC),
particularly the forged identity documents, the agreement of sale and
acknowledgement of receipt of funds.
In the case of Bizwork, he said that the accused had a
pending similar case and his release could see him absconding or even
committing new crimes.
“Once such evidence is produced, heads naturally turn
towards the accused persons to rebut such or at least to give plausible or
probable defence to the allegations.
“From the submissions by the counsel for the accused
persons, no submissions were made to explain or to distance the accused persons
from the evidence produced by the State i.e. the forged identity documents,
acknowledgement of receipt of funds and sale agreement,” said Magistrate
Ndirowei.
He said that in coming to his decision, he made a careful
balance between the interests of justice and the accused fundamental right to
liberty as protected by the Constitution.
Some of the lawyers who represented the accused persons
were Enock Nengomasha of Zuze and Chambers, Mushayi M Makoni of Mandizha and
Company and Eric Simbarashe of Absolom and Shephard Chambers. Masvingo Mirror
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