South Africa has reportedly granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, allowing her to avoid prosecution for the alleged assault of a 20-year-old model, a security source has said.
South African police Minister Fikile Mbalula had said: “We, in terms of South African police, [have] already put tabs on the borders in relation to her leaving the country, so there is no question about that. So tabs have been put, a red alert has been put, so she is not somebody who has been running away” and indicated she would receive no special treatment in the case involving Gabriella Engels, who says Mugabe whipped her with an electric extension cable.
The wife of the Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe, is said to have been granted diplomatic immunity and had failed to turn up at a Johannesburg court hearing on Tuesday, as agreed with police, because of concerns she could be attacked. The first lady’s exact whereabouts are not known but she is believed to still be in South Africa.
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South African police Minister Fikile Mbalula had said: “We, in terms of South African police, [have] already put tabs on the borders in relation to her leaving the country, so there is no question about that. So tabs have been put, a red alert has been put, so she is not somebody who has been running away” and indicated she would receive no special treatment in the case involving Gabriella Engels, who says Mugabe whipped her with an electric extension cable.The wife of the Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe, is said to have been granted diplomatic immunity and had failed to turn up at a Johannesburg court hearing on Tuesday, as agreed with police, because of concerns she could be attacked. The first lady’s exact whereabouts are not known but she is believed to still be in South Africa.Photo Credit: Getty
