Prosecutor, lawyer connive to alter child abuser’s rape charge, court told

Prosecutor, lawyer connive to alter child abuser’s rape charge, court told

In the dock … a Chipinge court public prosecutor and a lawyer have appeared in court facing obstruction charges HARARE – A Chipinge Public Prosecutor and a lawyer have landed in the dock for allegedly conniving to alter a rape accused man’s rape charge to a lesser offence. According to the National Prosecuting Authority, Public Prosecutor Timothy Katsande, 34, and lawyer Benjamin Basikiti, 35, “connived to construct a statement of agreed facts …

Prosecutor and lawyer face obstruction of justice charges in altered rape case documents

ZIMSPHERE CHIPINGE – A public prosecutor and a legal practitioner have been arraigned before the court for allegedly obstructing justice by fabricating an altered statement in a rape case.  Timothy Katsande (34), a public prosecutor based in Chipinge, and Benjamin Basikiti (35), a legal practitioner, are accused of conspiring to manipulate a victim’s statement in a rape trial scheduled for January 15, 2025. Katsande was prosecuting the case whil…