Zimbabwe: Chikumba's Argument Valid, High Court Rules

7 September 2015

The High Court has ruled that jailed former Air Zimbabwe Holdings chief executive Peter Chikumba's application for bail pending appeal should be heard because it is likely he was wrongly charged in the Magistrate's Court where he was convicted and jailed.

The charge he was convicted on can only apply to public officers and his appeal is based on the fact that Airzim staff are not public officers. Justice Joseph Martin Mafusire last Friday made the ruling after the prosecution raised a preliminary point objecting to Chikumba's fresh bid for bail.

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