Harare – A director of Grant Wellington Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd, Grant Chitate, has been arrested for violating exchange control regulations over a US$7.6 million gas import scandal, the National Prosecuting Authority says.
Chitate was dragged to court for allegedly sending money out of Zimbabwe without getting permission from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
He was freed on US$1,000 bail and will be back in court on 2 September.
The charge sheet by the NPA said between 2019 and 2024, Chitate and his company Grant Wellington Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd allegedly paid forv 9.4 million kilogrammes of gas, valued at US$7.6 million, using foreign bank accounts.
The money did not go through their Zimbabwean bank accounts, which is required, ot is alleged.
Their local bank records did not match the value of gas they brought into the country.