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Permanent Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Services Nick Mnagwna has dimissed reports that the recently arrested Zimbabwe miners’ boss Henrietta Rushwya with the gold scandal case is related to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and her corruption case will be dealt with since the President sees no relationship and is impartial.
It has emergesd that Rushwaya is related to President Emmerson Mnangagw with photos of them circulating on social media while other reports claim that the President attended Gogo Rushwayas funeral a few months ago
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Mangwana stated that working close to the President does not make her related to him in any way ,while his also working with him it does not mean they are related.
This has since drawn special interest to how her case would be handled with most people indicating that it will be a catch and release.
Henrietta Rushwaya was on Monday arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport in connection with attempts to smuggle 6kgs of gold estimated to worth US$360,000 out to Dubai.
In an interview on 360 degrees show the Perm Sec questioned whether taking pictures the President shows a relationship that they are related , while he also does the same since they work together.
“ the fact that somebody was seen with the President or is actually related to the President which im not saying they are or worked with the President at cabinet level or Politburo level or at any other level it does not matter.”
He added that she will not use her working relations with the President in this case.
“ The President was saying do not use your proximity to me to do way ward things because the walls of Jericho will fall on you including me.”
“ People in my position should be very scared and im very scared of Mnangagwa because the fact that we work very well together does not mean he will not persecute me he will take me down if I engage in corruption , but then if im arrested does it make sense to take photos were I was taken with the President and then you say there is a relationship , “ he said
Mnangagwa relation to the Rushwaya family became public a few months ago when Gogo Rushwaya, mother to Defence Secretary Martin Rushwaya, died at the Avenues Clinic in Harare.
He went there accompanied by his two Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda, service chiefs and other high-ranking Government officials to pay his condolences.
The alleged relationship stirs up different opinions on wether this case would be a catch and release.
Meanwhile , two Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agents and two senior police officers are among six people who have been arrested after being linked to her case of attempting to smuggle 6kgs of gold.
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