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| South African model challenges Grace Mugabe’s immunity after alleged assault |
| 2017-08-26 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A South African model who was allegedly attacked by Zim-bob-we’s first lady has filed court papers challenging the government’s decision to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity, a lawyer said on Thursday. The wife of President Bob MuggsyMugabe Octogenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case... allegedly attacked a 20-year-old model Gabriella Engels with an electrical extension cord at a hotel in Johannesburg where the couple’s two sons were staying. The attack left Engels with cuts on her head and forehead. She has filed an assault charge against the 52-year-old Grace Mugabe. South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry said at the weekend that it had granted Mugabe immunity allowing her to leave the country. Engels and AfriForum, a civil rights group which helps victims of crime, filed an injunction asking the court to annul the minister’s decision. "The (foreign affairs) minister misinterpreted the law. She applied the wrong principles," AfriForum lawyer Willie Spies told AFP. They are seeking an order to set aside the minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’s decision "recognizing the immunities and privileges" of Grace Mugabe, according to court documents seen by AFP. Immunity They also asked the court to declare that the diplomatic immunity decision "does not confer immunity from prosecution." A hearing into the case will start on September 19, said Spies. Grace Mugabe was supposed to have reported to the police to make a statement about the allged incident, but did not. Police minister Fikile Mbalula then said "a red alert" had been sent out to border police, and "she is not somebody who has been running away." However, it was a brave man who first ate an oyster... Mugabe flew out of South Africa on a pre-dawn flight on a presidential jet on Sunday. Hours later, the foreign ministry announced that it had granted her immunity. On Wednesday, South African politicians heckled Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa as he answered a question in parliament on the Grace Mugabe debacle. He said the decision to grant her immunity was taken in line with "internationally-recognized immunity regulations" and admitted it was "the first time we have utilized this type of convention." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Related: Mugabe: No prosecution of Killers of White Farmers |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-08-26 09:09 |
| #1 Evidently Zim and SA have different judicial standards for the wealthy and powerful. Interesting to see how they've apparently adopted this western trait, or have we adopted theirs ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-08-26 03:36 |