Adelcraft director Sivan off the hook
Harare- BUSINESSMAN and Adelcraft director Offer Sivan had been removed from remand following magistrate Stanford Mambanje’s ruling on Tuesday .
Mambanje granted the application for removal from further remand of Sivan and his personal assistant C Myburg who had numerous allegations lodged against them.
In his ruling, Mambanje said the State failed to justify its application for further remand.
“The State has not justified further remand, therefore further remand is refused,” said Mambanje.
State Prosecutor Whisper Mabhaudhi had pleaded with the court for further remand of the accused persons to allow for further investigations although when the accused appeared in court on the 28th of July, the Prosecutor had confirmed on that day that investigations were complete.
It was also stated at the last appearance that the prosecutions intention was to withdraw the charges, and were only waiting on a final confirmation of this recommendation from the head office of the NPA.
Mabhaudhi said the State is seized with the matter and is aware of the hardships the accused persons are facing in regularly appearing in court.
The State conceded that the complainant in this matter, Gilad Shabtai is a fugitive of justice and currently out of the country, and as confirmed by the State previously has a pending warrant of arrest against him.
In opposing the application, Sivan and Myburg’s lawyer Jacqueline Sande said there was no need for further remand as the state had indicated on three previous occasions that investigations were complete and the recommendation was made to withdraw all charges as it is clear that this whole case is based on malicious intent from the complainant.
Admire Rubaya, the legal representative of the complainant also appeared for the proceedings and it seems his purpose of being there was in an attempt to manipulate the prosecutions decisions using his questionable acquaintances with threats against the NPA if they were to withdraw charges.
Gilad Shabtai is also under investigation for misleading President Mnangwagwa by attempting to portray himself an a new investor yet he has been in and out of the country for the past eleven years with numerous assets attained by himself and companies which he has been involved in.
He has numerous criminal charges against him in which he has failed to avail himself to authorities to answer to these allegations for over a year, but has used the excuse of medical reasons for fleeing.
