Apparently believing that the document Mr Maguwu gave him may have been "fraudulently acquired", Mr Chikane says he handed it to officials for authentication.

显然，显然奇卡内坚信Maguwu给他的文件可能是通过“欺诈手段”获取的，奇卡内说他把文件交由官员验证。

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If convicted, Mr Maguwu could face up to 20 years in jail.

ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe's diamonds

Bizarrely, Mr Chikane, whose brother Frank was chief of staff to South Africa's former president, Thabo Mbeki, let Zimbabwe intelligence agents accompany him to his meeting with Mr Maguwu, despite warnings that this could endanger the NGO man's life.

ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe's diamonds

On June 18th Obert Mpofu, Zimbabwe's powerful and wealthy minister of mines, told a meeting of his country's chamber of commerce that he had got a letter from the Kimberley Process demanding Mr Maguwu's immediate release if Zimbabwe were to be allowed to resume diamond trading.

ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe's diamonds