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A HARARE man has applied for the release of his two vehicles which were seized by the police during investigation in which two men were accused of duping him.
The complainant made the application of the release of exhibits before Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo.
According to the State, the court will deliver the ruling today.
It is the State’s case that sometime in 2020, Calvin Marimo and Temba Dzamwarira were arrested facing fraud charges involving US$16 000.
Allegations were that the duo misrepresented to the complainant that they were the rightful owners of a residential land in Ashdown Park.
The complainant became interested in the stand deal and agreed with Marimo to swap the stand with his two vehicles.
The complainant had imported a Toyota Hiace and Honda Airwave and decided to give the cars to Marimo, who had pegged the stand at US$18 500.
The court heard that Marimo then told the complainant that the stands were registered under the company, Suastar Africa Pvt Ltd.
He claimed he had acquired the land from the firm.
An agreement of sale was signed with Temba Dzamwarira as witness and Silvester Maruza signing on behalf of Suastar Africa.
He handed over the two vehicles in exchange for the vehicle.
After about a week, the complainant went to the stand intending to put a structure, but to his surprise he was prohibited by security guards.
The guards told the complainant that Suastar had no residential stand in Ashdown Park and the stands belonged to Rawson Properties.
He asked Marimo about the development and was referred to Dzamwarira and Suastar Company.
The complainant reported the matter to the police leading to Marimo’s arrest.
After a full trial, the magistrate acquitted Marimo, Dzamwarira and Suastar Company.
In her ruling, magistrate Ruth Moyo said the State was supposed to wait for the High Court’s determination concerning the same matter, before charging Marimo and Dzamwarira with fraud.
She said there was no misrepresentation as pointed out by the State.
“They themselves did not know who owns the piece of land in question, and accused is among people asserting ownership of the land,” ruled the magistrate.
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