The trial of Sybeth Musengezi, a member of Zanu-PF, for allegedly forging his residential address to gain membership in the ruling party, proceeded with the testimony of the second witness on the latest hearing day.
Musengezi’s legal issues commenced when he contested President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rise to power in a military coup in 2017.
During the most recent session, the prosecution called upon Oliver Muchemwa, the party’s commissar in Harare, to provide testimony against Musengezi. Muchemwa asserted that Musengezi had utilized four different addresses to register in the party’s database.
Musengezi, represented by Nqobani Sithole and Doug Coltart, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The defense argued that anyone could have registered the alleged false addresses for Musengezi, as Zanu-PF had access to government documents, including the registry.
Magistrate Yeukai Dzuda postponed the case to the following day for the trial to resume. Tafara Chirambira acted as the prosecutor on behalf of the State.
In a previous session on Wednesday, the State had summoned Godwills Masimirembwa, a Zanu-PF Harare chairperson, to provide testimony against Musengezi.
It’s important to note that in 2020, Musengezi filed a High Court application challenging a 2017 central committee meeting that led to the resignation of the late former President Robert Mugabe and the subsequent appointment of Mnangagwa as the party’s leader.
Source Bulawayo24
