Washington, USA
The United States of America has announced
sanctions on Zimbabwe's State Security Minister and the Southern African
country's envoy to Tanzania for their roles in the killings and abductions of
protesters.
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| Zimbabwe State Security Minister, Owen Ncube |
Washington
accused State Security Minister, Owen Ncube, an ally of President Emmerson
Mnangagwa, of masterminding the abductions and torture of government critics in
last year’s protests.
Zimbabwe's
Ambassador to Tanzania Anselem Sanyatwe, a former commander of the presidential
guard, was sanctioned for allegedly deploying soldiers who killed six
protesters a few days after the 2018 elections.
“These
actions follow Sanyatwe and Ncube's designations for gross violations of human
rights by the State Department in September and October 2019, which blocked
Ncube and Sanyatwe from entering the United States,” the State Department said
in a statement on Wednesday.
The US
announced a travel ban and asset freeze on them; and its citizens are
prohibited from engaging in business deals with them.
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| Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Tanzania, Anselem Sanyatwe |
The US
also removed from the list one former government minister and three other
officials who have since died.
Last
week Washington renewed its sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year, citing
alleged human rights violations by security forces.
President
Donald Trump’s administration accused President Mnangagwa of squandering an
opportunity to reform after a military coup that toppled long-time ruler Robert
Mugabe in 2017
The
European Union, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have maintained sanctions against
Zimbabwe for close to two decades over human rights violations and electoral
fraud. - Africa
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