Zimbabwe’s former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko is being treated as a fugitive after fleeing from anti-corruption officials.
Mr Mphoko was due at a police station to make a statement on allegations being levelled against him but drove away when his car was approached by the officials, AFP news agency reports.
His lawyer said Mr Mphoko feared being detained and poisoned.
He also denied he was on the run, calling the phrase “sensationalist”.
Mr Mphoko was a co-vice-president under Robert Mugabe.
He served alongside current President Emmerson Mnangagwa when Mr Mugabe was ousted by the military in November 2017, but the two have fallen out.
