The NetOne boss who got hauled in on fraud charges just got cut loose after a magistrate said prosecutors had zero evidence tying him to anything shady. Raphael Mushanawani walked out of court after his legal team convinced the judge that anti-corruption investigators literally didn't understand how computer systems work. The whole mess started when authorities claimed he approved a system overhaul without getting the board's blessing first.
His lawyers came with receipts showing the company's old software was about to lose vendor support completely, and they said board minutes proved everything was signed off properly. Defense argued that investigators got confused between two totally separate tech projects, one being a full platform replacement and the other just keeping their existing setup running. Mushanawani's team even hinted that rivals inside the telecom company might have set him up to grab his job.
His lawyers came with receipts showing the company's old software was about to lose vendor support completely, and they said board minutes proved everything was signed off properly. Defense argued that investigators got confused between two totally separate tech projects, one being a full platform replacement and the other just keeping their existing setup running. Mushanawani's team even hinted that rivals inside the telecom company might have set him up to grab his job.
