The Vigil promises an even warmer welcome for the Zanu (PF) people delisted from targeted sanctions under the EU’s promise to suspend some of the measures if the constitution referendum is held satisfactorily. (Even if it is rejected?) As we expected, Zanu (PF) has spat on the EU’s offer. Their spokesman Rugare Gumbo said: ‘It’s all nonsense . . . their decision on sanctions makes no difference’. So much for the damage caused by sanctions!
The UK government may think these rogues are acceptable but we don’t and will try to give them a suitable reception if they come here, as we have done recently for President Sata of Zambia and King Mswati III of Swaziland. We will follow them wherever they go, broadcasting their crimes. Indeed, we are exploring ways of getting them arrested on human rights charges. Please inform us of any forthcoming visits by these new friends of the EU.
As far as the proposed new constitution goes, we have always described the Constitutional Outreach Programme as the Constitutional Outrage Programme, reflecting our view that it has been a time-wasting, self-enrichment fraud by politicians and their lackeys, including some elements in the NGOs. The 3.5 year programme could have been concluded in 3.5 months so that more attention could have been given to the real business: a cleaned-up electoral roll and reformed electoral processes. The constitution will no doubt be dumped after the elections and to us it is only as good as the will to respect it. We have no confidence that Zanu (PF) will do anything but subvert the law for its own purposes as it always has done.
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