State bid flops…Mangoma released

Minister of Energy Elton Mangoma was Monday freed on bail and will be able to return to work after efforts by the State to keep him behind bars and to bar him from attending to his ministerial duties failed.

Mangoma was released from Harare Remand Prison after spending two weeks behind bars following his indictment for trial on allegations of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer.

High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa dismissed the state’s application for leave to appeal.

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