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Gono-Kereke legal feud continues
09 Jan 2014 at 05:21hrs | Views
The legal feud between former Central bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono and his former advisor Dr Munyaradzi Kereke is far from over after Dr Kereke approached the Constitutional Court seeking recourse.
In a new twist to the legal battle, Dr Kereke has placed before the Constitutional Court an answering affidavit in response to Dr Gono and the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission's opposing affidavits.
Dr Kereke objects to the opposing affidavits placed before the court on the grounds that as a Zimbabwean citizen, he has the constitutional right to approach the Constitutional Court on any matter if he feels aggrieved and further refutes claims that he is abusing the court.
He further states that he holds irrefutable evidence proving that Dr Gono has dirty hands claiming he committed corruption, fraud, theft of public funds, as well as abusing his authority.
He alleges the anti-corruption commission did not act when he advised them of these illegal acts.
Dr Kereke further contends that he never gave television interviews on the matter before the courts in the past 10 months as alleged by the two respondents saying the matter is in public records accessible to anyone with an interest.
He also denies infringing the two respondents' rights in any way saying he does not work for the ZBC, or ever supplied the Herald and other publications information over the matter.
He further begs the court to live no stone unturned in pursuit of justice, saying the full exposure of fraud by the second respondent can easily be proven by asking the former RBZ Governor to produce the alleged receipts signed at the central bank then.
He also requests the court to decide on whether or not it is proper for officers appointed to head constitutionally created institutions to turn the institutions into vehicles for vulgar and personal enrichment.
In a new twist to the legal battle, Dr Kereke has placed before the Constitutional Court an answering affidavit in response to Dr Gono and the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission's opposing affidavits.
Dr Kereke objects to the opposing affidavits placed before the court on the grounds that as a Zimbabwean citizen, he has the constitutional right to approach the Constitutional Court on any matter if he feels aggrieved and further refutes claims that he is abusing the court.
He further states that he holds irrefutable evidence proving that Dr Gono has dirty hands claiming he committed corruption, fraud, theft of public funds, as well as abusing his authority.
Dr Kereke further contends that he never gave television interviews on the matter before the courts in the past 10 months as alleged by the two respondents saying the matter is in public records accessible to anyone with an interest.
He also denies infringing the two respondents' rights in any way saying he does not work for the ZBC, or ever supplied the Herald and other publications information over the matter.
He further begs the court to live no stone unturned in pursuit of justice, saying the full exposure of fraud by the second respondent can easily be proven by asking the former RBZ Governor to produce the alleged receipts signed at the central bank then.
He also requests the court to decide on whether or not it is proper for officers appointed to head constitutionally created institutions to turn the institutions into vehicles for vulgar and personal enrichment.
Source - zbc
