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SOUTH AFRICA says Grace Mugabe has invoked diplomatic immunity cover and, thus, she elected to change her warned and cautioned statement
South African authorities confirmed a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm had been laid against Mugabe’s wife.
President Robert Mugabe yesterday flew out to South Africa a day earlier than scheduled, and immediately invoked diplomatic immunity to save his wife, Grace, from arrest for assault in that country.
A statement from the South African Police ministry yesterday said Grace had made a volte-face at the 11th hour after initially indicating she would co-operate and issue a warned-and-cautioned statement.
The suspect, Grace Mugabe’s lawyers and Zimbabwe government representatives made verbal representations to Saps (South African Police Services) investigators that the suspect , First Lady Grace Mugabe wished to invoke diplomatic immunity cover and, thus, she elected to change her mind about the warning statement.
It is understood that, the government of Zimbabwe has despatched a diplomatic note verbale (an unsigned diplomatic note) to the Department of International Relations and Co-operation invoking said diplomatic immunity cover.
South African authorities yesterday confirmed the First Lady was still in that country and discussions with the suspect Grace Mugabe’s lawyers and the Zimbabwean embassy representatives are taking place.
Grace Mugabe remains in South Africa, attending to private business in South Africa will attend the Sadc summit in in Pretoria.
Source – newsday