BULAWAYO
–
A
provincial
magistrate
stationed
at
Tredgold
Magistrates’
Court
in
Bulawayo
has
been
placed
on
remand
for
allegedly
abusing
her
office
by
unlawfully
releasing
an
inmate
from
custody.
Evia
Matura,
47,
faces
charges
of
criminal
abuse
of
duty.
The
charges
stem
from
events
of
July
2
when
Matura
is
alleged
to
have
unprocedurally
released
Obert
Manduna
from
Khami
Remand
Prison.
The
National
Prosecuting
Authority
says
Matura
had
previously
denied
Manduna
bail
on
June
25
and
there
had
been
no
new
bail
application,
changed
circumstances,
bail
receipt,
or
High
Court
order
authorising
his
release.
Prosecutors
allege
Matura
knowingly
acted
against
her
judicial
duties
“for
the
purpose
of
showing
favour
to
Obert
Manduna,”
leading
to
his
unlawful
release.
She
was
granted
$200
bail
and
ordered
to
report
once
a
fortnight
to
the
Zimbabwe
Anti-Corruption
Commission
(ZACC)..