HARARE: Former Miss Zimbabwe model Marry Chiwenga-Mubaiwa, the wife of Vice President General Constantino Guvheya Chiwenga, will spend Christmas in custody at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Prison after the High Court postponed her bail and appeal hearings to December 27, to allow the prosecution to file its response.
The matters had been set for today, but the prosecution, which is opposing both the bail and appeal, was not ready. Mubaiwa is being charged for fraud, attempted murder, externalisation of foreign currency and money laundering.
Through her lawyers, Mtetwa & Nyambirai Legal Practitioners, Mubaiwa is denying the charges being levelled against her.
She says Chiwenga should be in the dock over the externalilsed millions since the money came from his house.
Marry told the court that the attempted murder charges are baseless as this issue was never raised when President Mnangagwa gave her US$ 30000 to follow and check on her husband who was detained at a Chinese military medical facility few months ago.
Pressure groups accuse General Chiwenga of abusing state instituions in order to gain advantage after him and his wife decided to divorce.
