Didymus Mutasa owe Mugabe $26 000, lockouts Sheriff

Debt ridden Didymus Mutasa is said to have locked up the gates and doors to his Umwinsdale property in a bid to block the Sheriff from attaching his assets over a $26 000 debt owed to  his lawyers.

The debt arose from his  legal battles with  Zanu PF contesting his  expulsion from  in 2015, state controlled Herald.
 
He then engaged Nyakutombwa Mugabe Legal Counsel.

According to the publication, an assistant Sheriff, Kapfudzaruwa, on February 1 attempted to attach property at Mutasa's Umwinsdale house, but faced stiff resistance from his workers.

The lawyers approached the High Court earlier this year claiming the outstanding fees.

Last week, Justice Felistus Chatukuta issued a default judgment against Mutasa and ordered him to pay the $26 000 plus interest.

"Whereupon, after reading documents filed of record, it is ordered that the first defendant (Mutasa) be and is hereby ordered to pay the plaintiff the sum of $26 919,25 plus interest on the above amount at the prescribed rate calculated from the date of issue of summons to the date of full and final payment," the judge ruled.

The judge also ordered Mutasa to pay costs of the suit.