The
inquiry
seeks
to
establish
why
Mzembi
failed
to
attend
court
proceedings
back
in
2018,
where
he
was
facing
charges
of
criminal
abuse
of
office
and
theft
of
trust
property
during
his
time
as
a
government
minister.
Mzembi
was
ordered
by
the
State
to
provide
reasons
for
his
failure
to
attend
the
earlier
proceedings
when
he
appeared
in
court
on
Monday.
The
former
minister
was
arrested
on
Friday
by
officers
from
the
Zimbabwe
Anti-Corruption
Commission
(ZACC).
He
made
an
initial
court
appearance
on
Saturday
and
was
remanded
in
custody.
The
court
is
now
expected
to
deliver
its
ruling
on
the
default
inquiry
on
Tuesday.