Do you think Mrs Mugabe will be charged?

[Pheroze]

https://www.thespec.com/news-story/...matic-immunity-over-alleged-assault-on-model/


Zimbabwe First Lady wants diplomatic immunity over alleged assault on model

Gabriella Engels is seen with an injury to her forehead in Johannesburg, South Africa. - Debbie Engels,The Associated Press

Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, greets supporters at a rally in Zimbabwe back in July - Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi,The Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has requested diplomatic immunity over an allegation that she assaulted a young model in Johannesburg earlier this week, said South Africa's police.

Mugabe is still in South Africa after a day of intense speculation over her whereabouts after a 20-year-old model accused the wife of Zimbabwe's president of assault, said South African police in a statement issued Wednesday.

The police statement said the Zimbabwean government has asked for diplomatic immunity for a suspect involved in the assault. The police have declined to name Mugabe in the case as she has not yet appeared in court.

Mugabe's immunity request is under consideration, a spokesperson for South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation told The Associated Press.

Gabriella Engels registered a case with police on Monday accusing Mugabe of allegedly assaulting her with an extension cord in a luxury hotel in an upscale Johannesburg suburb on Sunday night. Photos of Engels posted on social media show a bloody gash to her head that she says was a result of the encounter.

Mugabe failed to present herself to police on Tuesday, sending her lawyers and Zimbabwe government representatives to negotiate with police over the handling of the case instead.

"Discussions with the suspect's lawyers and the Zimbabwean High Commission representatives are taking place to make sure that the suspect is processed through the legal system," the police statement.

The Associated Press

 

[ScottG]

I have an issue with your choices. There is not with enough laughter. Not a snow balls chance in Zimbabwe!

 

[Ray B]

It depends on which political campaign the donations were directed.

 

[Shootist43]

Was Mrs. Mugabe in S.A. on a Diplomatic Mission, vacation or shopping spree? Was she carrying documents identifying her as a "Diplomat?"

 

[Yaseen]

Yawn Yawn........nothing's gonna happen...

 

[Brent in Az]

I'm still waiting for Hillary Clinton to be charged.....

 

[edward]

times ten!

 

[Brent in Az]

The young woman needs to be careful. People living under dictatorships, have a way of vanishing.

 

[Michael Dean]

The government is corrupt from the ground up, a white woman is not going to see justice in an African nation.

 

[CAustin]

Oh Hell to the No!

 

[D.M.V]

The people who make the rules we have to live by, have a different set of rules for themselves

 

[cpr0312]

Highly unlikely

 

[edward]

mr and mrs need to be wacked.

 

[cpr0312]

I have an issue with your choices. There is not with enough laughter

By the way I'm still over this comment

 

[wesheltonj]

No, Immunity will apply. And she will go home to wait out her husbands' death to become the next head of state.

 

[Ray B]

It may be an example of the Golden Rule -

Those that have the Gold make the Rules.

 

[DanielLee5]

It depends on which political campaign the donations were directed.

Agree

 

[lcq]

is the bear Catholic? Does the Pope crap in the woods?. Not a hope in hell, TIA

 

[IvW]

NO!

 

[siml]

SHE'S ALREADY BEEN TO COURT, GOT SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS JAIL AND HARD LABOR,