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The ex-wife of the all powerful former Commander Zimbabwe Defence Forces now Vice President Rt General Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa, has been fined $60 000 or face six months jail term.12 months were set aside on condition of good behavior.
Mubaiwa was fined $60 000 or six months in prison, after she was found guilty of contravening the Marriages Act after misrepresenting that Chiwenga during the time he was hospitalised in South Africa (2019) consented to their marriage being solemnised.
The judgement came after Magistrate Lazini Ncube convicted Mubaiwa basing on the evidence from witnesses that pointed out the fact that she lied about Chiwenga’s consent.
According to testimonies, which include that of Chiwenga, former judge president Justice George Chiweshe and the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), Mubaiwa planned the wedding on her own, without Chiwenga’s knowledge.
In the ruling Ncube said, Mubaiwa deserved a second chance, imprisonment would affect her health.
The ailing Mubaiwa still has other pending cases that include attempt to kill the Vice President, fraud and money laundering.
Critics however argue that this is persecution against a defenseless woman by an angry former husband using the weight, of his office.
Chiwenga is feared because of his military prowess that saw him engineer the 2018 coup d’etat that removed strong man and former Zimbabwe President Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
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