Harare magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro George this week dismissed George Katsimberis application for recusal of acting deputy prosecutor general Michael Reza from prosecuting a fraud case involving the land developer.
Muchuchuti-Guwuriro said Katsimberis’ application lacked merit.
Katsimberis filed an application for Reza’s recusal arguing that his witness, Roy Nyabvure was arrested on the basis of a letter written by Raza stating that Nyabvure had finished testifying in a matter in which Katsimberis is accused of fraud.
The charge against Katsimberis arose after he allegedly built a showroom in Borrowdale using a fraudulently acquired plan.
Katsimberis further alleged that Reza removed the names of some of the accused persons from the charge sheet.
Muchuchuti-Guwuriro said there was no evidence that Reza removed some of the names on the charge sheet.
"Unfortunately, the applicant (Katsimberis) did not submit any evidence showing that there were people previously jointly charged with Van Blerk and Pokugara properties.
"The State submitted that those persons were never accused persons and the charge sheet has two accused persons, Michael Van Blerk and Pokugara properties," Muchuchuti-Guwuriro ruled.
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