MDC Alliance Youth Assembly Statement

Reports that the State keeps on postponing trial date of Covid-19 funds looter, Obadiah Moyo stinks with suspicion.

The snail paced manner at which the State is pursuing one of the worst corruption scandals by a former Cabinet Minister summarizes the nature of justice delivery system we have in this country.

It is clear that Obadiah Moyo who is Emmerson Mnangagwa’s close relative is untouchable hence these unscrupulous attempts by the regime to let the case die a natural death by continuous postponements of trial date.

The plan is to let go Obadiah Moyo off the hook by crooked means.

It is a case of a corrupt criminal in a corrupt justice system!

There seems to be a directive from the office the appointing authority, President’s Office to the Prosecutor General’s Office to dilly-dally on Moyo’s case until it loses public interest so that he will be eventually let go.

Put into contrast how the State fast tracks trumped up cases of political activists like Makomborero Haruzivishe vis-a-vis that of genuine criminals like Obadiah Moyo who was placed before the courts more than a year ago but is yet to be tried.

Despite bare incriminating evidence, a criminal, Obadiah Moyo is breathing fresh air while innocent souls like Makomborero Haruzivishe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Joana Mamombe are languishing in prison.

It is time to end these games in our justice system!

Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson