Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has blasted the ruling Zanu PF over its proposal to enact a law that criminalizes citizens who ‘call for sanctions against the country or engage is suspicious engagement with foreign enemies of the country.’
Responding to Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Nick Mangwana, who shared the Zanu PF plans on the sanctions issue, Moyo questioned the logic behind labelling United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union foreign enemies.
USA, UK and EU leads the pack of foreign governments investing in humanitarian aid in the country with the three pumping in excess of a billion dollars in Zimbabwe towards agriculture, drought mitigation, HIV/Aids and community development among other sectors since independence.
“Unfortunately for your thoughtless lot, their stupid proposal is 18 years late as sanctions were adopted in 2001. Making “suspicious engagement with foreign enemies of the country” a crime is ediotic. Is Mnangagwa serious that he wants to declare the US, UK & EU foreign enemies?,” said Moyo.
Mangwana had posted that, ”Zanu PF is considering enacting a law that will make it criminal for any Zimbabwean to call for sanctions against the country or be found in any suspicious engagement with foreign enemies of the country.”
Zanu PF has upped its ante against western imposed sanctions with the country dragged to march and denounce the embargo on the 25th of October, a day set aside by SADC.
During the anti-sanctions rally, Zanu PF Chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi hinted on the plans to criminalize calling for sanctions or engaging with countries deemed hostile to Zimbabwe.
