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A FORMER MDC-T Rusape town councillor, Teddy Chipere, was last week arrested for demanding $1 000 from a resident after lying that he was the one who had facilitated that he gets a lighter sentence for the offence he was facing.
Chipere (38) of ZBS 2271, Vengere, who was performing community service at the court for an undisclosed offence, allegedly told Sekesai Chisuko that he was well connected to the magistrate who was handling the indecent assault case her uncle, Elisha Mundende was facing and demanded $1 000 as facilitation fee.
Chipere appeared in court last Friday facing charges of fraud as defined in Section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9.23 and was not asked to plead by magistrate, Mrs Elizabeth Hanzi.
State prosecutor, Mr Kudakwashe Brown, told the court that Chipere had already received $350 and a 5 in 1 home theatre and was arrested when he was given $250 trap money.
“On the date unknown to the prosecutor, but during the period extending from December 1, 2015 to January 7, 2016, Chipere misrepresented to Sekesai Chisuko that he had facilitated for her uncle, Elisha Mundende who was facing allegations of Indecent assault to be given community service. Chipere alleged that he had paid the magistrate who was handling Mundende’s case $1 000 and demanded his own $1 000 from him.
“The accused was first paid $150 at the beginning of the month of December 2015. He said paid $100 the following day at Mukwena Carpenters along Vengere Road. Chipere continued to demand the alleged outstanding balance and was paid $100 on December 10, 2015,” he said.
Mrs Hanzi remanded Chipere in custody to today (Friday) for trial.
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