Dynamos Chairman Cleared in Share Dispute Case.
Bernard Marriot Lusengo won his legal battle Thursday over ownership of Zimbabwe's Dynamos Football Club. The board chairman walked free from Harare Magistrates Court after facing charges of fraudulently acquiring 51 percent of club shares.
Magistrate Yeukai Dzuda's ruling ended a three-year court case. Two complainants, David George and Ernest Kamba, passed away during the proceedings.
The court cleared Marriot of claims he improperly gained majority control and gave shares to unqualified members. Dzuda stated the complainants did not qualify as former players under the club's 1963 constitution.
The accusers failed to prove Marriot's constitutional changes were illegal. "The State did not present evidence to prove fraud against the accused person," Dzuda ruled.
Former club officials Leslie Gwindi and Eric Mvududu had fought Marriot for nearly ten years. They claimed he seized shares illegally in 2017 and took control of the Harare team.
Marriot maintained he was the only surviving founder from 1963. He told the court the old constitution was changed at a general meeting, letting the club operate under company rules.
The victory marks Marriot's second recent legal win. Last Friday, the High Court rejected Gwindi's attempt to block ZIFA elections through Marriot's club leadership.
Justice Esther Muremba dismissed that case and ordered Gwindi's group to pay court costs. The ruling supported both the Premier Soccer League and Marriot, listed as respondents alongside ZIFA and sports officials.
Bernard Marriot Lusengo won his legal battle Thursday over ownership of Zimbabwe's Dynamos Football Club. The board chairman walked free from Harare Magistrates Court after facing charges of fraudulently acquiring 51 percent of club shares.
Magistrate Yeukai Dzuda's ruling ended a three-year court case. Two complainants, David George and Ernest Kamba, passed away during the proceedings.
The court cleared Marriot of claims he improperly gained majority control and gave shares to unqualified members. Dzuda stated the complainants did not qualify as former players under the club's 1963 constitution.
The accusers failed to prove Marriot's constitutional changes were illegal. "The State did not present evidence to prove fraud against the accused person," Dzuda ruled.
Former club officials Leslie Gwindi and Eric Mvududu had fought Marriot for nearly ten years. They claimed he seized shares illegally in 2017 and took control of the Harare team.
Marriot maintained he was the only surviving founder from 1963. He told the court the old constitution was changed at a general meeting, letting the club operate under company rules.
The victory marks Marriot's second recent legal win. Last Friday, the High Court rejected Gwindi's attempt to block ZIFA elections through Marriot's club leadership.
Justice Esther Muremba dismissed that case and ordered Gwindi's group to pay court costs. The ruling supported both the Premier Soccer League and Marriot, listed as respondents alongside ZIFA and sports officials.
