Convicted businessman Francesco Marconati is scheduled to return to court today for sentencing following his pre-sentence hearing last Friday.
Marconati, who had a warrant of arrest issued against him last week, managed to have it canceled after demonstrating he was not intentionally avoiding court.
His lawyers persuaded Magistrate Donald Ndirowei that Marconati was present at the High Court when he was supposed to be at the regional court for sentencing.
Marconati was found guilty last week by Magistrate Ndirowei after a full trial, during which it was revealed he had fraudulently removed his business partner from the directorship of Eagle Italian Shoes.
Ndirowei determined that Marconati had unlawfully removed Li Song from the company’s board and Agrilink from the position of company secretary by falsifying documents to indicate that both had resigned.
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The prosecution, led by Anesu Chirenje, proved that Marconati had falsely reported to the registrar of companies that Song had resigned when she had not.