Afrigather A 50-year-old American nationwide has been fined US$300 after he was discovered responsible of contravening the Immigration Act and escaping from lawful custody.
Austin Ray was going through two counts of contravening the Immigration Act and escaping from lawful custody when he appeared earlier than Harare Justice of the Peace Mrs Ruth Moyo.
Ray is from america of America and is a holder of an American passport quantity A07061933.
The State’s case was that on February 19, Ray arrived at Robert Gabriel Mugabe Worldwide Airport, Harare, aboard Airlink flight quantity 42104.
Upon his arrival on the immigration checkpoint, the accused tendered his American passport to an immigration officer intending to use for a vacation visa.
After perusal of the passport, it was found that the accused was issued with a discover to customer, to depart the nation on or earlier than February 7, 2024.
The court docket heard that Ray didn’t have written authorisation to enter the nation from the Minister as required.
In consequence, Ray was denied entry and was positioned within the Immigration short-term holding cells pending deportation.
On the identical date, Ray then made his method into the nation illegally, with no legitimate allow.
On one other depend, Ray escaped from lawful custody at Robert Gabriel Mugabe Worldwide Airport.
The court docket heard that he was refused entry into Zimbabwe by immigration officers after failing to fulfill the necessities.
Ray was positioned in a short lived holding facility on the airport pending deportation, he tempered with the locking system of the holding cell and made his method into the nation thereby escaping from lawful custody.
