The conviction and six-year prison sentences handed down to two heads of departments on the Harare City Council for trying to sell the golf course and Mount Pleasant Sports Club to a private developer have been upheld by the Supreme Court.
According to Zimpapers TV Network, Stanley Ndemera, the director of finance, and Charles Kandemiri, the chamber secretary, will now have to serve out the remainder of their sentences after the court of final appeal rejected their appeals.
On accusations of criminal @buse of power, the two had moved the Supreme Court to contest their conviction and punishment.
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The appeals panel consisted of Justice Lavender Makoni, Justice Felistus Chatukuta, and Justice Hlekani Mwayera.
Nevertheless, the judges unanimously dismissed the appeals filed by Ndemera and Kandemiri after hearing arguments from the prosecution and defense attorneys.
They did not provide an explanation for their decision at the time, but one would be provided later. After much deliberation, we conclude with the following ruling: Stanley Ndemera’s appeal against his conviction and punishment is dismissed.
“The appeal against Charles Kandemiri’s conviction and sentence is and is hereby dismissed,” Justice Makoni declared, reciting the main portion of the court’s ruling.
She promised to provide the complete justification for the court’s decision when the time came.
