By Desmond Kumbuka, HARARE Zimbabwe
The wife of Zimbabwean Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga, who was
arrested during the weekend over alleged fraud and money laundering, now faces
an additional charge of attempted murder.
Prosecutors accused Marry Mubaiwa of deliberately denying the Vice President
medical attention at the height of his illness and unlawfully interfering with
medical procedures when he finally got to a hospital.
“On 23 June 2019, the accused kept on denying the complainant access to
medical treatment and the security team had to force their way to take the
complainant to Netcare Hospital,” according to charges read out by Prosecutor
Michael Reza in the capital, Harare.
The Magistrate Court ordered Mubaiwa detained until 30 December, she was
not required to take a plea during Monday’s session.
Chiwenga, a possible challenger to President Emmerson Mnangagwa,
returned to Harare in November this year after spending months in South Africa,
China and India seeking treatment for an undisclosed illness.
The retired general orchestrated the army intervention that toppled
former President Robert Mugabe and brought Mnangagwa to power. -
Africa
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