Zvamaida Murwira \u2013 Senior Reporter<\/p>\n
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating a case in which a Harare lawyer, Mr Meluleke Lunga, is alleged to have filed papers in the High Court purportedly from the Civil Division of the Attorney General\u2019s Office on the instruction of suspended Registrar General, Clemence Masango, to have a Chinese national\u2019s citizenship nullified.<\/p>\n
Upon filing the papers, Mr Lunga is alleged to have accosted the Chinese national, Mr Bruce Charles, also known as Zhu Bu, demanding US$40 000 as bribe to have the matter withdrawn.<\/p>\n
In the papers he filed before the High Court, which now formed part of the record, Mr Lunga is alleged to have claimed that Mr Bruce was an illegal immigrant who had irregularly acquired Zimbabwean identification particulars and used them to attain shareholding in several firms.<\/p>\n
It is alleged that Mr Lunga misrepresented that the RG\u2019s office wanted an order declaring null and void Mr Bruce\u2019s Zimbabwean national identity, passport and driver\u2019s licence.<\/p>\n
In a new twist of events, Masango who is on suspension over allegations of abuse of office, says he never made such an application.\u00a0 He has since made a police report.<\/p>\n