LATEST: Mary Chiwenga denied bail – to spend Christmas and New Year in prison

The estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Chiwenga nee Mubaiwa will spend Christmas in prison after a Harare magistrate denied her bail.

She has been remanded in custody to February 20, 2020.

It is understood that her lawyers, led by a prominent lawyer, Advocate Beatrice Mtetwa will seek bail at the High Court.

Chiwenga was arrested on Saturday by Zimbabwe Anti-corruption Commission (ZACC) detectives and detained at Rhodesville Police Station.

She is facing various charges: attempted murder of her husband while he was convalescent at a South African hospital, externalisation of foreign currency, money laundering, and fraud.

Source — Pindula