HARARE, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe says all “illegal and vindictive” restrictive measures recently imposed by the United States on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his wife, Vice President Constantino Chiwengha, and others for alleged human rights violations and corruption should be removed unconditionally as they are hurting people.
At the same time, the USA
insists that it will punish Zimbabweans who are violating the rights of
citizens and engaged in corruption.
In a statement, Mnangagwa’s
government said the USA should prove that Mnangagwa and his inner circle are
engaging in heinous activities. The government dismissed as unthinkable the
United States President’s move to remove part of the sanctions that were
imposed on some Zanu PF officials for human rights violations while letting the
Office of Foreign Assets Control tighten the restrictive measures on Mnangagwa
and others.
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“Orders passed by his predecessors since March 6, 2003, some 21 years later after these debilitating sanctions against our Nation, can never atone for, let alone write off, heinous crimes committed against Zimbabwe and her people through these illegal, blanket country; sanctions.
Noteworthy, these arbitrary US coercive measures against
Zimbabwe were condemned by the United Nations as illegal, vindictive, and
unjustified under any pretext. Until now, the United States government remained
obdurate and indifferent.
“Today Zimbabwe cannot be
expected to thank or be grateful to President Biden and the US for announcing
palliative measures towards finally rescinding illegality and outrage, even
then at its own pace, perpetrated for more than two decades, and in flagrant
violation of international law. Nothing short of some prompt, unconditional
removal in total of those illegal coercive measures,
including the infamous ZDERA, is acceptable to Zimbabwe and her long-abused
innocent people.”
On the other hand, U.S Embassy
Harare Charge de Affairs Lawrence Socha said his nation will continue to
enforce the targeted sanctions as prescribed in the country’s statutes
including the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act.
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