Deputy sheriff to attach Tsvangirai’s property

This article was written by Our reporter on 23 January, at 03 : 08 AM

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s property will soon be attached after failing to pay a fine, under customary law,  for marrying in the sacred month of November.

Tsvangirai (above right) last month ignored the court order issued after he married Lorcadia Tembo in the sacred month.

Chief Negomo (above left ), Mr Luscious Chitsinde, has escalated the case further and obtained a court confirmation as required by the law of Zimbabwe.

This effectively means that the Chief can now go ahead and attach Prime Minister  Tsvangirai’s property as he has registered his judgment with Bindura Magistrate’s Courts and the provincial magistrate endorsed it on December 30 last year.

The confirmation means Chief Negomo’s judgment now belongs to the Bindura magistrate.

Chief Negomo will now have to instruct the Messenger of Court or the Deputy Sheriff to attach the PM’s property.

The Messenger of Court or the Deputy Sheriff will then seek a writ of execution from the courts after which they can proceed and attach the property.

In an interview at his court at Gweshe Business Centre on Saturday, Chief Negomo told The Herald newspaper that he will soon attach the PM’s property and that of his in-laws.

This follows the lapse of 30 days within which the two families were supposed to pay the fines.

“Both families (Tsvangirai and Karimatsenga) were found guilty, but up to now they have not yet paid the fines,” he said.

“We were waiting for these court papers and since we now have them, very soon we will attach their property,” he said.

“I am going to sit with my aides and agree on the dates as and when we should go and attach the property.”

Traditionally, Chief Negomo said, it was taboo for one to marry in November.

Chief Negomo summoned PM Tsvangirai and his in-laws to his court to answer to charges of disrespecting traditional values.

PM Tsvangirai was ordered to pay two cattle, two sheep, 10 metres of white cloth and a ball of snuff to appease the spirits.

The judgment was passed by default after the PM failed to attend the court session.

PM Tsvangirai wrote a letter through his lawyers telling Chief Negomo that the traditional leader had no jurisdiction over him.

But, another letter written by the PM’s young brother Manasa said the PM could not attend the court because of other commitments.

He said the court should proceed in his absence.

Although the judgment was forwarded to him, PM Tsvangirai did not pay the fine, prompting Chief Negomo to move the process of attaching his property.

Prime Minister Tsvangirai has previously called on the national leadership to respect the country’s laws and customs.

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