Munjeyi Edmore, “Self Inflicted Wounds: Financial Crime and Judicial System in a Semi-Authoritarian Zimbabwe.” Journal of Economic Criminology, Vol. 9, no. 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100173
Summary: There is a wealth of literature that describes and theorizes about the practices of economic and financial crime in the Global North and South, but little research has been done to explore the perspectives of other stakeholders on the growing trend of these crimes and the efficacy of the judicial system in semi-autocratic Zimbabwe. This study fills this lacuna by examining whether the current judicial system could genuinely deter serious financial crimes or rather encourage their occurrence. The findings indicate that the judicial system is captured and biased, as evidenced by the low percentage of convicted individuals with a high profile or elite individuals. The article argues that demilitarization and depoliticization of the judiciary system can be steps towards ‘fencing off’ state intrusion and removing financial crime in Zimbabwe