{"id":37439,"date":"2021-03-27T15:32:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T13:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=37439"},"modified":"2021-03-27T14:50:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T12:50:32","slug":"arrest-of-eds-belarusian-friend-could-open-pandoras-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/arrest-of-eds-belarusian-friend-could-open-pandoras-box","title":{"rendered":"Arrest Of ED\u2019s Belarusian Friend Could Open Pandora\u2019s Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The arrest of President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s shadowy Belarusian business associate Alexander Zingman in Lubumbashi, DRC on 17 March 2021 threatens to open a can of worms, security sources have told The NewsHawks.<\/p>\n<p>Zingman was arrested at an airport in Lubumbashi after meeting former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leader Joseph Kabila.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2019 Zingman, who holds dual American and Belarusian citizenship, was announced Zimbabwe\u2019s honorary consul in Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>His whereabouts remain unknown since his arrest. He was seized together with his colleague Oleg Vodchits and their Italian business associate Paolo Persico.<\/p>\n<p>An executive at Zingman\u2019s company AFTRADE told The NewsHawks that his arrest and detention in DRC is unlawful. A company spokesman is quoted as saying:<\/p>\n<p>We are deeply concerned about Alexander Zingman being unlawfully detained in the DRC. He was in the country on a legitimate business trip for generating agricultural trade with our partners in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>We call (upon) DRC authorities to release Mr Zingman, his colleague Oleg Vodchits, and their Italian associate Paolo Persico immediately.<\/p>\n<p>To detain Western businessmen on a business visit is not helpful for our efforts to promote trade with Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Zingman was at the centre of Zimbabwe\u2019s US$58 million agricultural equipment deal with Belarus in 2019 and a comprehensive US$350 million trade arrangement between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>President Mnangagwa is close to Zingman, and he has been to Zimbabwe several times to meet Mnangagwa and his officials.<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa has on several occasions been publicly photographed with Zingman, one time at his Harare home with his son Emmerson Junior.<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa and Zingman reportedly are caught up in the messy DRC conflict between President Felix Tshisekedi and Kabila.<\/p>\n<p>A governing coalition fostered by the two after the 2018 elections collapsed recently, with Tshisekedi seizing control of parliament and purging Kabila\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n<p>Zingman\u2019s arrest raises the stakes and complicates Kabila\u2019s relations with Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The arrest of President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s shadowy Belarusian business associate Alexander Zingman in Lubumbashi, DRC on 17 March 2021 threatens to open a can of worms, security sources have told The NewsHawks. Zingman was arrested at an airport in Lubumbashi after meeting former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leader Joseph Kabila. 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