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THE fraud trial of songstress Ivy Kombo her husband, pastor Admire Kasi, resumes today with the State expected to lead evidence from the chairperson of the Council for Legal Education, Justice Sylvia Chirawu-Mugomba.
The couple suffered a major setback after magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka overruled their objection and allowed Justice Chirawu-Mugomba to testify.
The couple and their suspected accomplice, Huggins Duri, had objected to the calling of Justice Sylvia Chirawu-Mugomba as a witness arguing that she was not part of the witness list that they were given prior to the trial.
They argued that allowing the judge to testify would be prejudicial to their case as they will not have a chance to amend their defence outline.
In her ruling, magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka said this case was a rare one where the State may be allowed to ‘beef up their case.’
Magistrate Chakanyuka ruled that the judge’s evidence is crucial in the resolution of this case because she authored a substantial document which she must be allowed to comment on.
Allegations are that in 2021, Kombo approached one Shorai Tafadzwa Mupunga, a CLE official to assist her to register and write the conversion examinations.
Kombo and Jasi allegedly paid Mupunga some money, which was handed Duri, who then allegedly processed the certificates which certified that the couple had written and passed eight conversion subjects.
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