f\1\ofuAA v\� N. National Library of Jamaica '""0 �� == ' �' ==�=-���� y Marle � mo�ney "went astray!! 1 Kingston: Rita blames US The Jamaican Sup- reme Court has dismis­ 1 sed Rita Marley, the finance men widow of the reggae star Bob Marley, as an executor of his estate and ordered that she fully accounts for any assets which fell into her hands. The court order was issued last week on an application by the two other executors of the Marley estates, Mutual Security Merchant Bank and Trust Com­ pany and businessman George Desnoes. Mrs Marley. herself a well-known reggae artist. had tendered her resignation last Bob Marley - problems over his estate September, but the matter still had to US$30 million tn the phia lawyer David­ come b.cfore the court United States. Steinberg and New for approval. According to court York accountant, Mar­ The Jamaican press order, any interest Mrs vin Zolt, to execute also reported that an Marley had in the esta­ documents giving her international probe te, was to be impound­ ownership to some was underway to ed until the accounting companies and invest­ ::.carch for and restitute was complete. She was ments belonging to the any diverted Marley one of the benefi­ estate. asse'ts. ciaries. Both men had acted Marley became a Bob Marley had It for Bob Marley and reggae superstar children by eight after he died they with his anti-establish­ mothers, including came to Jamaica and ment protest songs four with Rita Marley. gave his widow parti­ that were embraced Mrs Marley was un­ culars about foreign by millions worldwide. available for comment assets. last week. Litigation has He died intestate of According to The started against Stein­ cancer in 1981, aged Gleaner newspaper she berg and Zolt in the 36, and he left assets in has said that she was New York Supreme Court to .