KWEKWE — Lawyers representing Kwekwe Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM), which is embroiled in a property dispute with another gold mining firm Midkwe Minerals owned by Zanu PF legislator William Mutomba, have accused police of taking sides. Report by Blessed Mhlanga
The two firms are fighting over ownership of Chaka Gold Processing Plant located a few kilometres outside the city and alleged theft of electric motors by KCGM.
Two weeks ago, Midkwe Enterprises filed a report at Kwekwe Central Police Station accusing KCGM of stealing its electric motors.
Police immediately took the gadgets and handed them to Midkwe Enterprises instead of taking them to court as instructed by Kwekwe area prosecutor Brian Muzemba who is handling the matter.
On January 30, KCGM lawyer Valentine Mutatu wrote to officer-in-charge Kwekwe Police accusing police of being biased.
Part of the letter reads: “Of concern to us is that you have already given the electric motors to Midkwe Minerals. It is surprising and unbelievable that the electric motors have already been released to Midkwe Minerals who have not produced anything to establish that the electric motors are theirs.
“Surely in such circumstances it raises eyebrows how electric motors could be given to Midkwe Minerals yet when we went to the police station we were told the motors would be kept in police custody as exhibit and would only be released after a court ruling.”
The State has since declined to prosecute KCGM demanding that the electric motors be presented in court as exhibits.
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Mutatu told NewsDay yesterday that police were now failing to recover the electric motors from Midkwe Minerals.
“It appears the police cannot recover those electric motors from Midkwe Minerals with the same efficiency they recovered them from our client,” he said. “We are, therefore, left with no option but to approach the High Court so that we recover the motors.”
Contacted for comment, Kwekwe police CID spokesperson Detective Inspector Lawrence Machingura said the letter had not yet been brought to his attention.
