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Rapist Munyaradzi Kereke must go back to prison to serve his sentence

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Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) adviser Munyaradzi Kereke has been sent back to prison after the Supreme Court on Friday upheld his conviction and a de facto ten-year prison sentence for the rape of an underage relative.

As reported by The HeraldThe former Bikita West MP was released on ZWL$500,000 bail while he appeals against his conviction and sentence.

He was sentenced to serve 20 months before being granted bail in August 2021 to appeal against his conviction and sentence.

Kereke was convicted of raping his then ten-year-old relative at gunpoint in July 2016 and sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Four years of his prison sentence were suspended on condition that he maintain good behavior.

He was acquitted of another charge, namely sexual assault of the rape victim’s older sister.

On Friday, May 31, 2024, a three-judge panel comprising Justices Tendai Uchena, Samuel Kudya and George Chiweshe unanimously confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed on Kereke.

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