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Thabani Mpofu’s Court Bid Dismissed
18 August 2020
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A Harare court has dismissed the application of popular Harare-based lawyer advocate Thabani Mpofu which sought the revocation of further placement on remand.

Mpofu had argued, through his lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, that the facts relied upon by the State did not constitute a reasonable suspicion that the alleged offences were committed

It is the state’s case that Mpofu corruptly concealed a transaction from a principal and defeated or obstructed the course of justice on two counts after representing “a non-existent” person who was challenging President Mnangagwa’s appointment of prosecutor-general Kumbirai Hodzi.
Meanwhile, the “fictitious man,” Simbarashe Zuze, behind the arrest of Advocate Thabani Mpofu and another lawyer, Tapiwa Makanza recently came out to prove his existence.

Mpofu was arrested in June, charged with “defeating or obstructing the course of justice,” and was released on a ZWL$20 000 bail.

He has since June 2 this year been on remand out of custody and is scheduled to return to court on 21 August 2020 at 9.00 am for his trial.

Mpofu who became more popular in 2018 after representing Nelson Chamisa who was challenging the outcome of the Presidential election which he said had been manipulated in favour of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.