Reports from Zimbabwe said the
estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been arrested by the
Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC). Mary Chiwenga, a former beauty
queen and model was arrested on Saturday for alleged fraud, misrepresentation
and money laundering.
She was detained overnight at
Rhodesville Police Station in Harare.
Her arrest was first reported by
journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who said the woman was being held for charges
relating to the buying of a house in South Africa.
John Makamure, the ZACC
spokesperson confirmed the arrest, the Zimbabwe Standard newspaper reported.
“It’s true that Mary Chiwenga has
been picked by ZACC and is assisting with investigations into allegations of
money laundering and externalisation levelled against her,” he said.
“That is only what I can tell
you.”
Zacc chairperson Loice Matanda
Moyo and other ZACC commissioners were not reachable by the newspaper.
Mary’s arrest was the ex-model’s
lowest point since VP Chiwenga returned from medical treatment in China after a
mysterious illness that was believed to be poisoning.
Chiwenga had since sued for
divorce, on suspicion that Mary could have poisoned him. He had also ejected
her from his house.
Mary’s former husband, the
football star, Shingi Kawondera, has also sued her for $700 000 over their
divorce.
Kawondera claims that the VP’s
wife forged his signature on the divorce consent papers and the alleged fraud
cost him a business that they were jointly running.
Mary has indicated that she will
defend the lawsuit, the Standard reported.
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