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Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
30 March 2021
Citation
[2021] ZWSC 23
Judgment No.
23/21
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Uchena JA
Full Bench
Uchena JA
Areas of Law
Criminal LawCriminal Procedure
Keywords
criminal abuse of duty by public officerextension of time to appealsentence appealpublic procurementtender procedures
Tags
criminal abuse of dutypublic officerextension of timeleave to appeal
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act
- Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the delay in filing application for extension of time was inordinate","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application filed on 2020-10-09 after previous application struck off on 2020-07-28"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has prospects of success on appeal against sentence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent conceded Supreme Court guidance needed on corruption sentences"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, former Minister of Energy and Power Development, was convicted of criminal abuse of duty for directing Zimbabwe Power Company to work with Fruitful Communications without following tender procedures. After exhausting appeals to the High Court, he sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court but his application was struck off for being filed under wrong rules. He now seeks extension of time to apply for leave to appeal against sentence only.
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