High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi issued a warrant of arrest against former Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa after he failed to turn up for his trial for abuse of office.
Gandawa, who is facing 14 counts of fraud and criminal abuse of office failed to appear for the commencement of his trial. Prosecutor Clement Chimbari applied for Gandawa’s arrest, prompting the judge to issue a non-bailable arrest warrant. Gandawa’s lawyer Bernard Chidziva told Justice Chitapi that he last saw his client before the July 30 elections. Gandawa was indicted for trial at the High Court in April this year.
He was arrested last year together with Zimdef principal director of finance Nicholas Mapute for allegedly misappropriating over $400 000 in Zimdef funds.
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