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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter
INVESTIGATIONS into the Asiagate scandal are complete and the Zifa Independent Ethics Committee is today expected to start conducting hearings of those who will be charged.
The committee will also name players, officials and others who will be hauled before it.
The prosecution, according to reliable sources, was ready to conduct the hearings after interviewing about 90 players and football officials.
Chief prosecutor for the committee Advocate Lewis Uriri is expected to start by officially announcing the names of those who will be charged.
Advocates Zvikomborero Chadambuka and Deepak Mehta are assisting Adv Uriri.
Names of those who have been exonerated for lack of evidence will also be announced with reasons.
The Herald understands that Zifa had booked a venue for the announcement of the names and the hearing proceedings over a period of three weeks at Alexandra Sport Club with effect from today.
An impeccable source said everything was in place, but the committee was likely to move the date from today to later this week to ensure the presence of 18 foreign-based players.
“Zifa has booked a place at Alex Sports Club for the hearings. The bookings are for three weeks from tomorrow. That is the agreed venue for the hearings and all the 90 people interviewed should be present for the announcements.
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