A prosecutor from Chipinge got slapped with a 12-month sentence for messing with a rape victim's statement to help out the accused rapist. The regional prosecutor and a defense attorney allegedly rewrote the facts to claim the 13-year-old girl and her uncle weren't related and had consensual relations, when the original police reports clearly stated the uncle forced himself on his niece at her home.
The magistrate in Mutare suspended part of the jail time and converted the rest to community service at a local hospital. Anti-corruption cops arrested both legal professionals for obstructing justice, but the defense lawyer walked after being acquitted. The uncle ended up pleading guilty to a lesser charge of having relations with a minor and got three years, with one suspended.
The magistrate in Mutare suspended part of the jail time and converted the rest to community service at a local hospital. Anti-corruption cops arrested both legal professionals for obstructing justice, but the defense lawyer walked after being acquitted. The uncle ended up pleading guilty to a lesser charge of having relations with a minor and got three years, with one suspended.
