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The Village Magistrate Court has dismissed a preliminary objection raised by accused persons in the ‘ABSA fraud matter’, ruling that the charge sheet, though imperfect, sufficiently identifies the offence alleged and is not vague as argued by the defence.

The objection was raised by the defence lawyer, Unangoni Tema, who argued that the charge was "vague and embarrassing" and "failed to meet the legal threshold" required to sustain a charge of fraud under section 342A of the Penal Code.

The defence contended that the charge did not specify who defrauded whom, failed to identify the particular bank account allegedly defrauded, and lacked sufficient details to enable the accused to plead or properly prepare their defence.

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