Gumbo, who is out on $1, 000 bail, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court today where his trial was supposed to resume before Harare Magistrate, Rogers Kachambwa.
However, his lawyer, Russel Tsivama applied for a referral of the case to 17 June on the grounds that they needed to prepare their defence outline as the State is yet to furnish them with all the necessary documents relating to the case.
The application was granted.
Allegations against Gumbo are that in 2010, he bought offices to be used by the ZACC in Mt Pleasant using government funds but registered the property in the name of a company he jointly owned with four of his subordinates- Sukai Tongogara, Edwin Mubataripi, Christopher Chisango and Gibson Mangwiro.
The state alleges that Gumbo requested $1, 68 million from the Ministry of Home Affairs to purchase the property when in actual fact the cost was $1,2 million.
Gumbo is being charged with prejudicing the Commission with actual intent and the total prejudice is pegged at $435, 000.
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