Several
prosecutors and police officers have opted out of the case after receiving
death threats from the renegade and controversial war veteran, who is locked in
a legal battle over the sale of a plot in Harare with former ARDA chairman Mr
Basil Nyabadza.
According to
documents gleaned from court records, in 2020 Cde Geza and Cde Nyabadza entered
into a deal for the sale of a portion of land on Plot 5 Spitzkop Harare, for
US$1 362 000.
Cde Geza made
staggered payments totalling US$112 000, and made a commitment that the
balance, totalling US$1 250 000 would be paid before October 2021.
Concomitantly,
he made an undertaking that he would pay US$100 000 as cash deposit, in
instalments of US$25 000, that were to be paid on November 19, 2020, December
10, 2020, December 31, 2020 and January 21, 2021.
Despite making
the commitments, Cde Geza did not make any, but then lied under oath that he
had settled his debts with Mr Nyabadza.
This he has
been able to achieve, The Herald established, after securing a fake Deed of
Transfer Number 6867/73.
Subsequently,
he received fake documentation of the sale of the land in dispute after,
apparently, bribing some officials in the Ministry of Local Government
Regarding the
payment of the outstanding balance, Cde Geza has failed to meet his end of the
bargain over a period of four years.
Sources close
to the case said the sporadic payment history constitutes a material breach of
the agreement of sale.
Available
information shows that while Cde Geza has dragged Mr Nyabadza in a legal
dispute claiming that the latter did not have title deeds on the land in
question, he unlawfully obtained a subdivision permit, raising questions over
how he managed to acquire a subdivision permit without title deeds.
This could
suggest that Cde Geza bypassed proper legal channels or used fraudulent means
to get the documents.
Previously, Cde
Geza has reported Mr Nyabadza to the police, on several occasions, but his
allegations have consistently failed to stick due to his inability to produce
proof of payment and also lack of evidence to support his claims.
As a result, he
has harassed people involved in the case, for instance on September 4, 2024 at
the Harare Magistrates Court during a vetting process Cde Geza, interrupted the
Prosecutor Miss Maphosa, during proceedings, accusing her of being biased.
He also said,
“I will deal with you Nyabadza, if there will be blood, let there be blood.”
Apart from
threatening Mr Nyabadza, Cde Gezi also threatened prosecutors and police
officers who are involved in the case.
A few days
after threatening Mr Nyabadza in court, Cde Geza on September 7 also deployed
15 rowdy youths to the former’s property and threatened to unleash violence, he
repeated the same antics on September 11 of the same month.
Although he is
the one who took Mr Nyabadza to court, Cde Geza has been failing to turn up for
court hearings, resulting in the case being postponed on several occasions.
Herald
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