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By Mary Taruvinga EFFORTS by Prosecutor General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi to have suspected notorious armed robber Musa Taj Abdul jailed hit a brick wall after High Court judge, Justice Tawanda Chitapi dismissed his application due to lack of merit. Abdul and his accomplices Rudolph Tapiwa Kanhanga and Godfrey Mupamhanga were arrested in August last year before they were granted bail by High Court judge, Justice Benjamin Chikowero following a successful appeal. However, the trio could not enjoy its freedom as it was charged with more armed robbery counts before release following a public outcry. Ho...

By Ndatenda Njanike PROSECUTOR Tapiwa Kasema, who is under investigation for consenting to bail for four suspected notorious armed robbers led by Musa Taj Abdul, has been arrested and is now in police custody. Kasema was suspended by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi early this week. “The ZRP confirms that Public Protector, Tapiwa Kasema is now in police custody. The due processes of the law are now in motion,” the police announced on the Twitter handle. Abdul (47) was Monday granted bail by High Court judge, Justice Benjamin Chikowero along with co-accused Godfrey Mupamhanga (27), Rudolf...

Tapiwa Kasema HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested public prosecutor Tapiwa Kasema who had gone into hiding a few hours after he was suspended from duty by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi. Kasema surrendered himself to police at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters in the company of his lawyer on Wednesday. He was then arrested and is still assisting police with investigations. The matter is being handled by the CID Police Ant-Corruption Unit (PACU). National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed Kasema’s arrest. He sai...

By Ndatenda Njanike MUSA Taj Abdul (47) a notorious armed robber who was granted bail this week at the High Court before he was immediately rearrested will be brought to the magistrates’ court Thursday. Abdul was released together with his two co-accused Godfrey Mupamhanga (27), Douglas Mutenda and Rudolf Tapiwa Kanhanga (29). Adbul and Mupamhanga were granted $5 000 bail each while Kanhanga and Mutenda were each released on $2 000 bail. His lawyer confirmed Abdul would be brought to court Thursday. “He is currently with the police and he will be in court tomorrow (Thursday),” his lawye...