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Ziyanda Palesa Tutu, 30, tweeted
that she would hand herself over today. None of the Tutus would reveal the nature
of the charge. Image by: Gallo Images/Oryx Media Archive
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South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Friday he was
"distressed and deeply saddened" over a family dispute in which his
wife has accused his granddaughter of malicious damage to property.
Details of the criminal charge have
not been revealed.
Tutu, an anti-apartheid hero
respected around the world as a moral authority, issued a brief statement via
his foundation confirming that charges had been made against his eldest
granddaughter Ziyanda Palesa Tutu, 30.
TimesLIVE reports:
"Police are conducting an
investigation," he added. "We are naturally distressed and deeply
saddened."
Ziyanda took to Twitter to defend
herself and said she would hand herself in to the police.
She tweeted: "We are waging
war. Truths will be revealed."
She added: "Bn receiving
requests 4 interviews regarding this @TheDesmondTutu Leah Tutu thing. I'm
2emotional right now bt will talk when I'm ready."
The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy
Foundation said it "hopes and prays that the family will soon be able to
put this incident behind it".
Desmond Tutu and his wife, Leah,
confirmed that they had laid criminal charges against a granddaughter
yesterday.
Ziyanda Palesa Tutu, 30, tweeted
that she would hand herself over today. None of the Tutus would reveal the
nature of the charge.
Nobel Laureate Tutu Says Granddaughter Faces
Criminal Charge
Meanwhile AP reports that Tutu confirmed the investigation of
granddaughter Ziyanda Palesa Tutu in a statement released Thursday by the
Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.
"We are naturally distressed
and deeply saddened," Tutu said in the statement. The foundation said it
"hopes and prays that the family will soon be able to put this incident
behind it."
Tutu did not divulge details of the
criminal charge. But police in Western Cape province, where Desmond Tutu is
based, indicated in a statement that his wife Leah had initiated the complaint.
"This office can confirm that a
malicious damage to property case was opened for investigation by the
complainant against her granddaughter," police said. The case was opened
on May 7, police said.
The retired archbishop said his
statement was a response to comments posted on social media by his
granddaughter.
Ziyanda Palesa Tutu said on Twitter
on Tuesday that she was "regrouping" and "will be handing myself
in on Friday."
She describes herself on Twitter as
Desmond Tutu's first grandchild, a qualified wine judge and a writer from
Johannesburg with "controversial" political and religious views.
Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
in 1984 for campaigning against South Africa's white racist rulers at the time.
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