Cheng Minglei

A HARARE businessman connived with two accomplices who pretended to be state security agents to kidnap his Chinese partner in a local mining venture and “deport” him to China, a court heard Monday. Leonard Chiteka, 36, director of Mashonaland Central-based gold processing company, TIMSITE (Pvt) Ltd, appeared in court jointly charged with Prosper Muchenje, 42, and Pardon Matanhire, 39. They were accused of kidnapping co-company director, Cheng Minglei, and forcing him to return to China…