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Johannesburg (© 2018 Afriquinfos) – Former Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe did not enjoy diplomatic immunity when a young woman was assaulted in Johannesburg in 2017, including She is accused, a South African court said.
Grace Mugabe did not comment on this decision, which occurred the day she took part in the first general elections in Zimbabwe since the fall of President Robert Mugabe in November after thirty-seven years of power.
South African model Gabriella Engels says she was beaten with an electric cable by Grace Mugabe on August 13 in a posh hotel in Johannesburg.
Grace Mugabe was then granted diplomatic immunity by the South African Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the name of the importance of relations between the two countries.
A decision "in contradiction with the Constitution", decided Monday the judge Bashier Vally, who invalidated it
"This is an important day for justice and the rule of law, which demonstrates that no one is above the law," commented James Selfe, the President of the main opposition party in South Africa, the Democratic Alliance (DA), which had contested an "embarrassing and illegal" immunity.
Gabriella Engels' lawyer, Willie Spies, considered that the decision of the Judge opened the way for criminal prosecution of Mrs. Mugabe
"We have taken note of the judgment, we will study it and comment on it later if we deem it necessary," said the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Ndivhuwo Mabaya.
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