Lawyer in dock over ‘fake’ certificate

HARARE lawyer Linda Kovi yesterday appeared in court charged with possession of a fake practising certificate she allegedly acquired in 2020.

Kovi (34) of Kanoti and Partners Public Interest lawyers was granted US$300 by magistrate Stanford Mambanje who remanded the matter to August 7 pending finalisation of investigations.

The complainant is the State represented by Joe Zimba, a finance and administration manager for the Council for Legal Education (CLE).

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