Prosecutor jailed for falsifying bail applications for bribes

A public prosecutor has been sentenced to twenty years in jail for 4 counts of Felony Abuse of
Workplace.

Henry Mugove Muringani was discovered responsible on the 28 of March 2023 of unlawfully getting ready bail
functions for Tatenda Tawanda Mutengo, Invoice Tirihama, Edwin Muchangwa and Prosper Chidaushe whose bail functions had initially been dismissed by the Excessive Court docket because of the seriousness of the fees that they had been going through.

The previous Prosecutor drafted the bail functions on behalf of the accused individuals on much less critical fees which had been false to make the inmates eligible for bail.

Muringani supported the false fees with fabricated paperwork, incorporating the cost sheet and
state define primarily based on non-existent information, complainants and witnesses.

The inmates then offered the functions earlier than the Excessive Court docket showing as self actors.

Muringani communicated with the suspects’ relations who in flip paid him money for his companies. He charged them numerous quantities starting from USD200 to USD500.

In response to the Nationwide Prosecuting Authority (NPA), “In so doing the accused individual abused his public workplace to point out favour to the inmates and prejudiced the Prosecutor Common of Zimbabwe. “His conduct was opposite to his duties as a public officer.

He was sentenced to 5 years for every depend. Of the 20 years, 8 years had been suspended. The accused individual will serve 12 years successfully.

NPA