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High Court throws out bail appeal
IN a major boost to former Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke’s appeal, the High Court yesterday ruled that the evidence on which his conviction was predicated was unsatisfactory.
The court, however, could not grant Kereke bail pending appeal because he was not forthcoming about his immovable properties to offer as surety for his liberty.
This means that Kereke, who is serving a 10-year jail term for raping his 11-year-old niece, for now will remain in jail until his appeal is determined.
Although Justice Happias Zhou threw out the appeal for bail, he seemed to agree with the defence led by Advocate Thabani Mpofu that the evidence leading to Kereke’s
Munyaradzi Kereke