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South African investigations for Marry Mubaiwa
Munyaradzi Doma and Cynthia Chitombi
The State is set to conduct investigations in South Africa where Marry Mubaiwa allegedly attempted to kill Vice President Chiwenga while he was critically ill in hospital.
This was revealed by prosecutor Tinashe Makiya when she sought to postpone Marry's case.
"We apply to to have a month long postponement because there are extra territorial investigations which we need to carry out.
"We pray that within a month's time they (investigations) will be complete then we will be able to give the accused person a trial date. If the accused person can be remanded to the 16th of March," submitted Prosecutor Makiya.
On the US$2 million money laundering and externalisation charges , the State also indicated they want to conduct extra territorial investigations which need more time to complete.
Marry who is also facing allegations of assaulting her house maid Delight Munyoro, will be tried on March 23.
On the attempted murder charge, it is said that on June 22 last year, VP Chiwenga was airlifted for a medical emergency in South Africa but Marry took him to Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria where she kept him for 24 hours.
It is further alleged that the following day, Marry kept on denying VP Chiwenga medical attention till the security team forcefully took him to Netcare Hospital.
The court heard that VP Chiwenga had intra-venous giving set as well as a central venous catheter administered on him to sustain his life.
And it is also alleged that VP Chiwenga was transferred to a private ward a few weeks later where he was under 24 hour monitoring by his doctors and security aides.
The court further heard that VP Chiwenga was helpless and relied on the medical staff and his security.
It is also alleged that on July 8 at around 8pm, Marry visited the hospital and asked the staff to excuse her on the pretext that she needed some privacy with the VP.
Marry allegedly removed the intra-venous connections leading to VP Chiwenga bleeding profusely.
The court further heard that Marry removed him from his hospital bed and attempted to take him out of hospital before his security team stopped her.
Medical staff had to be called to resuscitate VP Chiwenga while Marry allegedly disappeared from the hospital.
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Fuel challenges stall US$1,4 million court case
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Fuel challenges currently being experienced in the country are now affecting the justice delivery system after an accused in a US$1,4 million fraud case could not be brought to Harare from Bulawayo because Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services vehicles did not have fuel.
This was revealed in the case in which Hosea Mkwananzi representing Converging Investments, Ismail Moosa Lunat and Mahomed Iqbal Lunat allegedly swindled USD$1,4 million from a business colleague in a botched property deal.
The case was supposed to be heard before Harare Magistrate Morgan Nemadire, when lawyer Nqobani Sithole revealed that Ismail Lunat was at Bulawayo's Khami Prison where he was locked up for another case but ZPCS had failed to bring him to Harare.
"Accused 2 (Ismail Lunat) is currently held at Khami Prison in Bulawayo over a 2018 case but prisons did not bring him to Harare because they don't fuel.
"However accused 2 and 3 have concerns because of these days, delays which are being caused by the State. There is a court order that the accused should be brought to Harare.
"Whether there is fuel or no fuel, court orders should be followed," submitted Sithole.
In response, prosecutor George Manokore said challenges of fuel are public knowledge hence could not be blamed on the State.
"This fuel issue is not our own making because it is well known that issue of fuel is a national issue, it is affecting individuals, companies and even ministries are also affected," said Manokore.
Magistrate Nemadire ruled that the case should continue tomorrow and the State should put its house in order so that the case continues.
The complainant in the matter is Toppers Uniforms represented by Mahomed Zakariya Patel.
It is said Patel is a close associate of the the two Lunats and that his (Patel) sister is married to the two’s brother’s son.
Allegations are that sometime in August last year, Moosa Lunat approached Patel saying that he was selling one of Mkwananzi’s properties in Bulawayo for USD$1,5 million.
It is the State’s case that Moosa Lunat said the property was developed with a two story building.
Indications are that Moosa Lunat invited Patel to Bulawayo to view the property and he viewed it, before he (Patel) asked for a discount. It is alleged that Moosa Lunat reduced the price to USD$1,4 million and an agreement was reached.
On September 4 last year, it is said a written agreement was signed but in all of this, it is alleged Patel thought all was in order.
Patel is alleged to have been given some title deeds which were said to be originals not knowing they were fake. The said property is alleged to have been sold to Timothy Mafuka Nkomo in 2005 by Iqbal Lunati represented by Moosa Lunat.
Thinking that everything was above board, it is said Patel paid USD$1million to Moosa Lunat in Bulawayo and the latter signed for the money.
On November 25 last year, it is said Moosa Lunat approached Patel seeking balance of USD$400 000 and the latter paid the money.
In further pursuant to the fraudulent act, it is said Moosa Lunat had the property revalued to USD$2,2 million and he asked Patel to top up on the initial amount he had paid.
Patel is alleged to have denied the top up.
It is the State’s case that Patel started asking for the deed of transfer but Moosa Lunat became evasive.
Iqbal Lunat is said to have been roped into the deal and it is said he alleged that he had been sent by Moosa Lunat to demand the said original deed of transfer. It is alleged Iqbal Lunat further told Patel that the said property had not been sold and that Moosa was never Mkwananzi’ director hence he could not sell the property.
When Patel made further inquiries he discovered that the documentation he had been shown for the property was all fake and he had lost USD$1,4 million and nothing was recovered.
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