UN official accepts liability, pays judge $1,3k

A UNITED NATIONS (UN) official Emmanuel Chinyamakobvu, who was taken to court by a High Court judge over defamation of character, has now accepted liability and was ordered to pay $1 300 for his actions.

Chinyamakobvu, who works for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, was taken to court by now High Court judge Justice Nyaradzo Priscilla Munangati-Manongwa, who at the time of filing the litigation, was a senior lawyer representing the UN official’s estranged wife, Sheila Muzambe, in a divorce matter.

However, when the matter was set to be entertained by High Court judge Justice Charles Hungwe on Wednesday this week, the parties found common ground after Chinyamakobvu accepted liability and offered to compensate the judge for his remarks.

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