Zimbabwe arrests Vice President Chiwenga's wife over fraud allegations

Vice President of Zimbabwe, Constanti Chiwenga's wife was arrested by authorities on December 14. Marry Mubaiwa is charged with money laundering, fraud, and violation of exchange control regulations. According to spokesperson of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) John Makamure, Mubaiwa will be presented before court on December 16. ZACC was appointed by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2019 to tackle corruption at high-level. Chiwenga's wife h me n immediate comments. 

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Reportedly, an internal ZACC memorandum of charges which has been seen by an international media ncy showed between October 2018 and May 2019 Mubaiwa is accused of unlawfully transferring nearly $919,000 to South Africa under guise of import goods. However, Mubaiwa claims that she never did any of it.

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Controversial timing of arrest

timing of her arrest has fueled ar set of speculations as recent media reports stated that she will be going through a divorce with Chiwenga. Zacc memo has also accused Mubaiwa of obtaining certificate of marri without her husband's consent when he was ill. y both have been married under Zimbabwean customary law since 2011. Chiwenga h returned to his country in vember after receiving four-month medical treatment in China for blocked oesophagus.

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Reportedly, duo has t been seen in public since n. Chiwenga even attended annual governing party conference along on December 14. ZACC is currently under pressure to show that its efficiency and is costing Zimbabwe nearly $1bn annually. On or hand, some critics of ZACC believe that ncy is conflicted and cite he judge, Loice Matanda-Moyo. ZACC's he judge is wife of Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, a top ally of President Mnangagwa. 

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(With ANI inputs)