Zimbabwe ex-leader Robert Mugabe spent last days ‘detained’ in a Singapore hospital for treatment
- The deposed leader spent his last days in the island nation – where his daughter studied, his wife shopped and he received medical treatment
- Analysts point out that like Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew, Mugabe led his country to independence from British rule – but the similarities end there
The 95-year-old had been treated in Singapore for an undisclosed illness from April till his death on Friday at 10.40am.
A van from funeral services provider Singapore Casket was seen near the hospital’s mortuary, accompanied by a man in a dark suit with a Zimbabwe flag pinned to his lapel, broadsheet The Straits Times reported.
Mugabe’s body was subsequently brought to the Singapore Casket building where the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Singapore’s Charge d’Affaires Claudius Dennis Farai Nhema was seen entering the premises. He left just after 6pm and did not reply to reporters’ questions.
In a statement, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condolences over Mugabe’s passing and said it was working with the embassy on arrangements to fly his body home.
Emmerson Mnangagwa, who replaced Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe following a