By Desmond Chingarande
Zimbabwe Vice
President, Constantino Chiwenga’s wife has been arrested on charges of money
laundering and externalisation of foreign currency at a time the couple is on
the verge of a nasty divorce.
Marry, who has not been seen in public since
her husband returned from China where he was hospitalised for over four months,
was arrested by detectives from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc).
The nature of the charges she is facing
remained unclear last night as Zacc officials said they were not yet in the
picture.
John Makamure, the Zacc spokesperson said he
could only confirm that Marry was detained at a Harare police station as part
of investigations into allegations that she was involved in money laundering.
“It’s true that Marry Chiwenga has been picked
by Zacc and is assisting with investigations into allegations of money
laundering and externalisation levelled against her,” he said. “That is only
what I can tell you.”
Zacc chairperson Loice Matanda Moyo and other
Zacc commissioners were not reachable until the time of going to print.
Another Zacc commissioner said he was in the
rural areas and was not aware of the latest developments.
Some sources said the arrest could be linked to
a property that Marry allegedly bought in neighbouring South Africa.
Chiwenga and his wife are said to have fallen
out after the former model allegedly asked the VP to formalise their marriage
when he was on his sick bed at a South African hospital.
The former army general who led the military
coup that toppled long time ruler Robert Mugabe in 2017 spent the better part
of this year battling for his life in hospitals in South Africa, China and
India.
When he was flown to China, Marry was allegedly
banned from visiting him. On his return to Harare on November 23 she was not
among those that welcomed him at the Robert Mugabe International Airport.
Marry was also conspicuous by her absence a
week later when Chiwenga held a prayer meeting and a party at his homestead in
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