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Zimbabwean community in SA raps Grace over violence on son's 'girlfriend'
16 Aug 2017 at 08:00hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Community SA has rapped first lady Grace Mugabe over assaulted she allegedly committed on a South African girl she found with his sons in that country.
Ina statement the community said it would like to corroborate and extend on the Zimbabwe Communist Party condemnation of the alleged attack of a South African citizen purportedly by the First Lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe.
"That a whole first "lady" of a country that exports so much immigrants who are sometimes falsely purged and/or accused of committing crimes exudes such lawlessness in a foreign nation smacks of a hypocrisy and ill-concern for the image of Zimbabweans and their safety and welfare, and is thus condemned as such by the Zimbabwe Community South Africa. Grace Mugabe's conduct is even worse an affront to the plight of women in general who bear the brunt of abuse and responsibility for actions even where the male participant escapes and in this case literally," reads the statement in part.
"The attack is even more inopportune coming after a huge furore after the arrest of a cabinet member of the South African government accused of attacking a woman - even so, at a time when the nation is celebrating women's month. If these allegations by the lady who was attacked hold sway, we expect the South African International desk to protest this matter profusely despite any diplomatic immunity codicil that prevails in instances involving members of a diplomatically involved party."
The community said while they are not naive to such diplomatic protections, they would like to see the first lady take clear responsibility of this matter and as Zimbabwean workers disassociate ourselves with such callous behavior whatever the provocation or cause led to these alleged attacks.
"The Zimbabwe Community South Africa will always condemn any acts of crime and promotes the rule of law and the protection thereof to its members and members of the communities Zimbabweans find themselves under," reads the statement.
Ina statement the community said it would like to corroborate and extend on the Zimbabwe Communist Party condemnation of the alleged attack of a South African citizen purportedly by the First Lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe.
"That a whole first "lady" of a country that exports so much immigrants who are sometimes falsely purged and/or accused of committing crimes exudes such lawlessness in a foreign nation smacks of a hypocrisy and ill-concern for the image of Zimbabweans and their safety and welfare, and is thus condemned as such by the Zimbabwe Community South Africa. Grace Mugabe's conduct is even worse an affront to the plight of women in general who bear the brunt of abuse and responsibility for actions even where the male participant escapes and in this case literally," reads the statement in part.
The community said while they are not naive to such diplomatic protections, they would like to see the first lady take clear responsibility of this matter and as Zimbabwean workers disassociate ourselves with such callous behavior whatever the provocation or cause led to these alleged attacks.
"The Zimbabwe Community South Africa will always condemn any acts of crime and promotes the rule of law and the protection thereof to its members and members of the communities Zimbabweans find themselves under," reads the statement.
Source - Byo24News
