Waverley Blankets dispute rages on 

Source: Waverley Blankets dispute rages on – The Standard

Children of the late Waverly Blankets founder Victor Cohen are pushing for the private prosecution of their cousin Aron Vico whom they accuse of illegally seizing their father’s companies.

Cohen’s daughters Amanda Cohen-Berkowitz and Belynda Halfon argue that Vico is being protected by the courts and law enforcement agents.

Cohen-Berkowitz recently approached the Harare magistrates court requesting that the case be allocated a date.

The prosecutor general on November 23, 2020 issued a certificate nolle prosequi- a certificate that paved the way for a private prosecution.

Cohen-Berkowitz and her sister are embroiled in an inheritance wrangle with Vico, his mother Debra Vico and staff members Laxi Boddapati and Marco Faccio.

“We make reference to the above matter in which we have been instructed to proceed with the above matter for private prosecution.

“Attached hereto is the certificate nolle prosequi in respect of the above matter granted by the prosecutor general on 23 November 2020,” reads the letter sent to the magistrates’ courts by lawyers Warara and Associates Legal Practitioners who are representing Cohen-Berkowitz.

“We request that this matter be allocated an appropriate court date in the regional court as soon as dates are available.”

In 2021, Cohen-Berkowitz claimed that Vico was harassing them with the help of the police and the courts.

She reported a case against Vico where she accused him of manufacturing company documents to wrest the company from them.

She also accused the police of corruptly neglecting to arrest Vico due to his influence.