Mnangagwa says he is unaware of details of suspect's death in cells

Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa who is also minister of Justice, legal and Parliamentary Affairs has
expressed ignorance on the death of a suspect who died in cells in Harare after a question which was
raised by the one of the MPs.

"It is true that the Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to life and right to protection.
Again the same Constitution allows people who commit crime to be arrested and kept in police cells,"
Mnangagwa said.

"I am not aware of the details of the death but I am informed that he was found dead the next morning.
Unfortunately, the Constitution does not guarantee that where God decides a person must die, the
Constitution will protect. I have no doubt that proper investigations will be undertaken by the relevant
authorities as regards to the cause of the death of that individual."

He said the scant facts that are there, which were in the paper, he do not know whether it is correct or
not.

"It was discovered that he was hitting himself against the wall and then was taken to Chitungwiza
hospital, somewhere," he said.