Zimbabwe on Friday said it will not extradite Grace Mugabe, wife of former president Robert Mugabe, after an arrest warrant was issued in South Africa for her alleged assault of a model in 2017.
The fifty-three-year-old reportedly attacked Gabrielle Engels using an electrical extension cord at an upmarket hotel in Johannesburg’s business district of Sandton where the Mugabes’ two sons were staying.
Zimbabwe’s deputy information minister Energy Mutodi however said it will not permit the former first lady to be harassed, embarrassed or ill-treated. He said Grace was granted diplomatic immunity when the incident happen, adding that South Africa cannot come back now to say they want to prosecute her.
Grace, a regular visitor to South Africa, earned the nickname “Gucci Grace” for her lavish lifestyle as Zimbabwe’s economy collapsed under her husband’s authoritarian rule.
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