Mugabe wife to sue newspaper for publishing WikiLeaks story

Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has filed a $15m (€11.4m) lawsuit against a newspaper after it published a story citing WikiLeaks cables alleging her involvement in illegal diamond deals.

Mugabe wife to sue newspaper for publishing WikiLeaks story
Thu, 16 Dec, 2010 - 14:07

Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has filed a $15m (€11.4m) lawsuit against a newspaper after it published a story citing WikiLeaks cables alleging her involvement in illegal diamond deals.

Raphael Khumalo, chief executive at the Zimbabwe Standard, said court documents were served by lawyers.

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