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State wants 5-year mandatory jail term for Chinese national

This comes after the matter was raised in the Senate last week with Matabeleland South Senator Linda Sibanda seeking clarification from deputy Justice minister Nobert Mazungunye on the rationale behind the sentence.

THE State is seeking a mandatory five-year jail sentence for a Chinese national who was intercepted with 21 grammes of gold at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on his way to Mali.  Tao Jianming pleaded guilty to the offence and will be sentenced on Monday by regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje.  State counsel Netsai Mushayabasa…

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