Joice Mujuru vows to take legal action against
state media allegations of plot to topple
Zimbawe' s long-time president .
Zimbabwe' s vice president Joice Mujuru has said
that she is taking legal action against pro -
government newspapers that accused her of
corruption and plotting to topple President Robert
Mugabe .
"I am accused of being involved in a plot to
overthrow the legitimate Zimbabwean government
led by His Excellency RG Mugabe ,"
Mujuru said her
in first full response to charges against her in the
state media , including recent reports that she is
leading a plot to assassinate the leader.
"I deny any and all allegations of treason,
corruption, incompetence and misuse of public
office being routinely made against me in The
Herald and The Sunday Mail newspapers . "
She said she consulted her "legal practitioners to
take the necessary steps at law to restore my
good reputation, political standing and dignity ".
Mujuru came under attack after Mugabe ' s wife ,
Grace, claimed the vice president was extorting
money from companies and that she was
fomenting factionalism which is threatening to
tear the ruling ZANU- PF party apart .
Grace Mugabe claimed Mujuru was incompetent
and that Mugabe was doing the bulk of her work.
She urged Mujuru to apologise to Mugabe for
alleged disloyalty , threatening street protests if
Mugabe refused to sack her .
All jazeera.
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