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Mnangagwa's daughter in law's woes deepen
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The legal troubles facing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's daughter-in-law, Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika, deepened on Friday after prosecutors alleged that police recovered two national identity documents bearing different names but linked to her.
Tafirenyika, 22, who is married to Collins Mnangagwa, will remain in custody after Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa postponed a ruling on her bail application to August 12.
She is jointly charged with Isaac Arab Jessub.
During Friday's bail hearing, the investigating officer told the court that detectives had recovered two national identity cards during investigations.
The State alleges that one document was issued in the name of Gertrude Badza, while the other bore the name Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika.
The investigating officer said inquiries with the Civil Registry established that Tafirenyika was her genuine identity, while the name Gertrude Badza did not appear in the registry's database.
The State also alleged that police recovered drugs and used syringes from Tafirenyika's bed during a search of her Greystone Park residence.
The bail proceedings were further complicated by allegations that Tafirenyika and Jessub were assaulted during their arrest.
The court ordered that both accused undergo medical examinations after they complained that police officers had used excessive force.
Their lawyer, Malvern Mapako, confirmed that the examinations had been ordered following the complaints.
"The court has ordered that Tafirenyika and her co-accused be medically examined after they raised complaints against police officers," Mapako said.
The defence alleges that the accused were assaulted, forced to surrender their mobile phones and compelled to sign seizure certificates.
The investigating officer denied the allegations.
However, the defence maintained that the two accused had been subjected to violence. The magistrate subsequently cleared the courtroom before inspecting areas where the accused claimed to have sustained injuries.
The court is expected to rule on Tafirenyika's bail application on August 12.
Tafirenyika was arrested on August 4 after detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department's Drugs and Narcotics unit allegedly recovered controlled substances during a raid at her Greystone Park home.
Prosecutors allege that more than 200 ampoules of pethidine and morphine were recovered from her bedroom.
Five rolls of cannabis were also allegedly found concealed inside her Lamborghini.
The State is opposing bail, arguing that investigations are still continuing and that police have not yet arrested the alleged supplier of the drugs.
Prosecutors further contend that Tafirenyika is a flight risk, alleging that some of the medicines recovered were destined for foreign markets.
Tafirenyika denies the allegations.
The latest allegations have added another layer to a case that has already attracted significant public attention because of her relationship to the First Family.
Tafirenyika, 22, who is married to Collins Mnangagwa, will remain in custody after Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa postponed a ruling on her bail application to August 12.
She is jointly charged with Isaac Arab Jessub.
During Friday's bail hearing, the investigating officer told the court that detectives had recovered two national identity cards during investigations.
The State alleges that one document was issued in the name of Gertrude Badza, while the other bore the name Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika.
The investigating officer said inquiries with the Civil Registry established that Tafirenyika was her genuine identity, while the name Gertrude Badza did not appear in the registry's database.
The State also alleged that police recovered drugs and used syringes from Tafirenyika's bed during a search of her Greystone Park residence.
The bail proceedings were further complicated by allegations that Tafirenyika and Jessub were assaulted during their arrest.
The court ordered that both accused undergo medical examinations after they complained that police officers had used excessive force.
Their lawyer, Malvern Mapako, confirmed that the examinations had been ordered following the complaints.
"The court has ordered that Tafirenyika and her co-accused be medically examined after they raised complaints against police officers," Mapako said.
The defence alleges that the accused were assaulted, forced to surrender their mobile phones and compelled to sign seizure certificates.
The investigating officer denied the allegations.
However, the defence maintained that the two accused had been subjected to violence. The magistrate subsequently cleared the courtroom before inspecting areas where the accused claimed to have sustained injuries.
The court is expected to rule on Tafirenyika's bail application on August 12.
Tafirenyika was arrested on August 4 after detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department's Drugs and Narcotics unit allegedly recovered controlled substances during a raid at her Greystone Park home.
Prosecutors allege that more than 200 ampoules of pethidine and morphine were recovered from her bedroom.
Five rolls of cannabis were also allegedly found concealed inside her Lamborghini.
The State is opposing bail, arguing that investigations are still continuing and that police have not yet arrested the alleged supplier of the drugs.
Prosecutors further contend that Tafirenyika is a flight risk, alleging that some of the medicines recovered were destined for foreign markets.
Tafirenyika denies the allegations.
The latest allegations have added another layer to a case that has already attracted significant public attention because of her relationship to the First Family.
Source - NewZimbabwe
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