Brian Veririzhi, 40, and Thamsanqa Moyo, 37, have been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, with six months suspended, following their conviction for identity card forgery at the Umguza Civil Registry Department in Bulawayo.
The two men were arrested in April by detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department. They appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Beverly Madzikatire, where they were prosecuted by Josephine Gurazhira.
Convicted under Section 137 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], the magistrate handed down 24-month sentences but suspended six months on condition of good behavior over five years. This means each will serve an effective 18-month jail term.
The forgery operation was linked to activities at the Tredgold Building’s Civil Registry office in Umguza.
