Ex-wife of Zimbabwe's vice-president freed after collapse of attempted murder case
Marry Mubaiwa had been held on remand for seven years after being charged in 2019 for her then husband's attempted murder.
Marry Mubaiwa, once the wife of Zimbabwe's vice-president Gen Constantino Chiwenga, has been released from remand after a seven-year battle in an attempted murder case. In 2019, her husband filed charges against her, alleging she tried to hinder his medical care while he was in South Africa receiving treatment. A magistrate recently ruled in her favor, stating that Mubaiwa had endured mental, physical, and financial hardships during the trial.
The state had sought to delay the trial by a month to bring in witnesses. Mubaiwa's attorney hailed the decision as a long-awaited victory, though lamented that it came too late to save her client from the violations of their rights caused by the delayed trial. Outside the Harare court, Mubaiwa expressed her satisfaction, praising her lawyer and expressing pride in her legal team's efforts.
Chiwenga, who assumed the role of vice-president in 2017, played a significant part in the 2017 coup that ousted then President Robert Mugabe.
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