Grace Mugabe has been dragged to court by 20-year-old model Gabriella Engels and Civil rights watchdog AfriForum.The model and Afriforum have filed a case to revoke the immunity granted wife of the Zimbabwean president by the South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.
Recall that the wife of the Zimbabwean president returned to her country days after allegedly assaulting Gabriella Engels at a Johannesburg hotel. Engels posted a photo of the gash she suffered, claiming that over 10 body guards were present as the wife of the president assaulted her and two of her friends for hanging out with Mugabe sons, Robert Jnr, 25, and Chatunga Bellarmine, 21, whom they met at a party.
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“She split my head open in 3 places with an extension cord and used the plug to hit me,”
she said.
The case stirred a media firestorm. While Grace Mugabe did not address the story, she was not allowed to leave the country, and this resulted in both South Africa and Zimbabwe blocked each other’s flights from leaving their countries. Shortly after, Mrs Mugabe returned home and it was only much later that it was confirmed that she was granted immunity.
Now, the injured model and the civil rights watchdog helping her have filed a case at the Pretoria High Court to set aside the immunity granted the wife of the president.
According to Timeslive, the model and her helper have argued in a statement to the court that “the minister misinterpreted Section 7(2) of the Diplomatic Immunity and Privileges Act and she did not have the power to grant immunity to Grace Mugabe.”
They insisted that the minister failed to take into account that the alleged crime committed by Mrs Mugabe constitutes a serious crime as set out in the law, and they noted that the
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“Foreign States Immunities Act (1981) explicitly excludes the granting of immunity to heads of state who are guilty of the death or injury of people in South Africa.”
So, if the heads of state are excluded from getting immunity under such cases, why then should their spouses or families be qualified for same.
This case reportedly will drag for the next four to five months, but it is unclear if it will damage the relationship of both countries.
See the screenshot of the motion filed:
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