adminbefore Harare magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe, but were convicted due to overwhelming evidence.
Mubaiwa was initially sentenced to three years, but had one year suspended for the next five years on condition of good behaviour.
Chari would serve the two years after it emerged that last year he had four months suspended after being convicted of theft of trust property involving R14 850.
In the theft of property case, he was using the name Solomon Chari.
In passing sentence, Mr Mahwe said Mubaiwa and Chari acted in connivance to commit the offence.
“Mubaiwa revealed confidential information to Chari, which he used overzealously and extorted money,” he said. “They both threatened Mr Mashingaidze, which tarnished the image of the President’s Office.
“People would view the office as responsible for killing people and think the officers survive on extorting money.”
Mr Mahwe said a custodial sentence would send a strong message to would be offenders.
Prosecutor Ms Memory Mukapa said the pair traumatised Mr Mashingaidze.
“Mubaiwa is a public officer who was bound to observe laws and he made an oath to keep secrets,” she said.
“He took advantage of his position and abused his office thereby tarnishing the image of the CIO in that he used classified information to extort money from people.
“Chari is also unrepentant, she said.”
During mitigation, Mubaiwa, who was represented by Mr Gregory Nyamupanedengu, said sending him to jail would turn him into a hard core criminal.
Chari, who was represented by Mr Tapiwa Makanza, said he was a farmer and sending him to jail would have a negative effect on the national harvest.
Ms Mukapa proved that Mubaiwa and Chari attempted to extort US$10 000 from Mr Mashingaidze after telling him he was on the elimination list over his involvement in the Asiagate soccer scandal.
They accused him of having links with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
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