The former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has failed to attend a parliamentary hearing in the country’s parliament on Monday, the second time he is ignoring the invitation to help with investigations into missing diamond revenue during his tenure.
The parliament of the Southern African country had summoned the former to give evidence on ongoing investigation into the missing revenue from diamond mining.
Mr. Mugabe is to be questioned over his 2016 claim that the country lost $15 billion in income from diamonds due to corruption and foreign exploitation.
Mugabe’s own regime has been accused of siphoning off diamond profits, but the current parliament wants to get to the bottom of the missing $15 billion revenue.
But the former president has for the second time this month failed to show up and answer questions.
The mines committee chair and an independent member of parliament, Temba Mliswa told journalists that “We were expecting former president Robert Mugabe to appear before us as a result of a letter that had been written to him”
“He is not being prosecuted, it is only a matter of us hearing from him and him contributing whatever he has to us,” Mliswa added stressing that the committee will attempt to interview Mugabe at his residence.
Robert Mugabe was forced to resign from power in 2017 after a military takeover haven ruled the country for decades.
He was succeeded by Emmerson Mnangagwa who has vowed to restore the economic fortunes of the Southern African country.
Source: Africafeeds.com
