High Court orders ZACC to release Wadyajena’s impounded assets
He has been fighting 'tooth and nail' to have his assets released after his case was thrown out, but ZACC argued that investigations were still to be finalised
Harare-FORMER Gokwe legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena’s had a huge sigh of relief after High Court this week ordered Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to release his impounded luxurious vehicles and haulage trucks, Express Mail Zim has learnt.
The High Court ordered ZACC and Prosecuter General to execute the judgement passed ordering the release of his assets.
ZACC was stalling the release on basis that they needed to finalise their investigations.
Wadyajena has been fighting ‘tooth and nail’ to have his assets released after his case was thrown out.
The State failed to find evidence linking the flamboyant businessman to the allegations.
Picture me rolling :Mayor Wadyajena posing in front of his Lamborhini[/caption]
According to the Writ of Judgement, the High Court ordered both Zacc and PG to execute the judgement of Wadyajena’s assets release.
“The applicants are granted leave to execute the judgment HH 165/24 granted in case number HCH 4400/23 pending the determination of appeal numbers SC 250/24 and SC 254/24.
“The first and second respondents pay costs of the application jointly and severally the
one paying the other to be absolved,” read the judgement.
Zacc confiscated the property alleging they were ill-gotten wealth before the court removed Wadyajena from remand for lack of evidence.
Wadyajena was arrested together with former Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) officials, Pius Manamike, Maxmore Njanji, who were released by the court.
They were facing fraud and money laundering charges involving US$5 million.
Through a warrant of search and seizure in terms of Section 49(b) ARWS 50(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07], Zacc confiscated some of Wadyajena’s property which included the 23 haulage trucks, a Lamborghini (SUV) vehicle and BMW X6M vehicle.
The charges were said to be trumped up and politically motivated, by some analysts.
