Problems mount for documents forger

A HARARE magistrate yesterday ordered the State to cross-examine, in a court, a man who is accused of using fake documents to apply for a Zimbabwean passport rather than submit a written response of the application of referral to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) filed by the accused.

Steven Paul Sudgen (41) had his application for discharge recently dismissed by magistrate, Tendai Mahwe, who is now based in Mutare, saying the suspect had to stand trial.

In response to Mahwe’s ruling, Sudgen filed a High Court order for the case’s review after the defence lawyer queried the outcome of the matter.

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