Three Chipinge men charged with tr@fficking 36 women and children across the border into South Africa denied bail by Regional Magistrate Vimbai Mutukwa .They could not get bail after Magistrate concluded that they are of no fixed abode and are flight risks due to the gravity of their case.
Richman Sande (29), Striton Maphosa (32), and Lovemore Sithole (32), all of Nyazi Village under Chief Garawa in Chipinge, will be back in court next Friday. They are charged with contravening Section 3(1) b (vii) (viii) of the Trafficking Persons Act Chapter 09:25.
The three Chipinge men were intercepted by police officers manning a roadblock along Ngundu-Tanganda Road on March 29, 2024, around 7 am. They had 36 women and children on board. The police details quizzed them on their destiny and were allegedly told that they were headed to Beitbridge, where they would facilitate illegal border crossings for the women, leading to their arrest.
They are being represented by Emmanuel Chibudu of Manyika Law Chambers Firm.”
Source Zwnews
