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Former minister Chombo trial deffered
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By Mary Taruvinga
THE trial of former Zimbabwe Vice President Phelekhezela Mphoko, who is accused of criminal abuse of office, will now be heard in an open court.
Mphoko wanted the matter to be heard in a closed session arguing the information he would give would compromise state security.
He is facing criminal abuse of office charges after he, in 2016, allegedly ordered police officers at the Avondale Police Station in Harare to release two former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) Moses Juma and Davison Norupiri bosses.
The two senior officials had been arrested on graft allegations.
Last month, the High Court ordered Juma to start serving his two-year jail term after his appeal against sentence was quashed. He was convicted of engaging contractors with following due tender processes.