Marry Mubaiwa who is now fighting for bail has said the money she is accused of externalising belonged to her husband, Vice President Ch...
Marry Mubaiwa who is
now fighting for bail has said the money she is accused of
externalising belonged to her husband, Vice President Chiwenga.
She said in her application for bail that if any crime was
committed then the ex army general must be arrested for money laundering.
“On the charge of externalisation of money to China, the
state has only evidence of one witness that the appellant will challenge at
trial. She will state that the witness would not have any basis to assume or
allege that the money was moved illegally nor is the witness telling the truth.
“The money does not belong to the appellant, and in fact,
it was money belonging to her husband, who should be the person in the dock
assuming an offence, was committed,” she said in papers filed by her lawyers.
Marry has also challenged allegations that she tried to
kill her husband. “Laughable is the so-called last exhibit. The state says it
has a photograph of a blooded shirt that the Vice President was wearing.
“Surely an exhibit of that nature, despite it being merely
of circumstantial relevance would have been kept and safeguarded. A photograph of a blooded t-shirt remains a photograph. It
proves nothing and cannot override primary evidence.
“One is reminded of the saying that surely when a hyena
wants to eat its children, it first accuses them of smelling like goats.”
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