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Prosper Dembedza
Herald Correspondent
Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has ordered suspected fraudster James Landon not to interfere with State witnesses.
The magistrate said this in his ruling for an application by the State for the revocation of bail against suspected against Landon who allegedly sent threatening messages to the complainant in a matter he is accused of fraud involving US$1.5 million, violating a court order.
However the application was dismissed.
Landon is accused of duping Nyasa Air Charter represented by Adam Woodington in a botched aircraft service partnership deal.
The State said the bail to be revoked because he violated his bail conditions. Landon is on $150 000 bail and was ordered not to interfere with witnesses as part of his bail conditions.
Woodington told court that Landon sent him five messages over the phone, he also sent text messages to another witness Hastings Jailos Lumbadzi based in Malawi saying he wanted to destroy him.
He also said Landon was quoted in a local independent newspaper commenting on the story which is still before the court.
However Landon lawyers Munyaradzi Midzi and Innocent Chingarande, said their client send the messages by mistake.
Another witness Sergeant Portia Katsande, who is part of the investigating team, also testified against Landon.
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