Mugabe To Recieve Tough Sanctions From The E.U
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According to Msnbc.com, European Union Foreign Ministers have agreed to "toughen sanctions" against the Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe pressuring him to share power with opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. On Monday, the rivals signed an agreement to formal talks. This agreement includes a demand to end political violence which has 'killed dozens', injured thousands, and forced many cilvilans to flee their homes.
The E.U Foreign Minister made a decision to expand its 'blacklist', which consists of people who are connected to Mugabe and his government, up to 172 people including 37 others who are believed to have a financial connection to Mugabe and his party, ZANU-PF. The blacklist originally had about 131 people(Mugabe and his cabinet members included) in 2002.
An excerpt from the article:
"The ministers said in a statement they decided to expand sanctions "against those responsible for the campaign of violence that marked the elections," and vowed to take additional "appropriate measures" if Mugabe fails to hand over power to the opposition.
"We want there to be sanctions because sanctions have an effect," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told reporters after the decision.
The EU ministers also concluded that Mugabe's one-man June re-election in a presidential run-off vote was illegitimate. Tsvangirai withdrew because his supporters were being beaten and killed — was not legitimate. Mugabe insists he won the election but Tsvangirai says the only valid election was the March balloting in which he got the most votes.
"It is impossible to accept the second round of elections in Zimbabwe. With children being tortured, with barbarous acts being committed, with violation of basic democratic rules, we cannot allow this second round to be accepted," Kouchner said."
Read more at the link.
The E.U Foreign Minister made a decision to expand its 'blacklist', which consists of people who are connected to Mugabe and his government, up to 172 people including 37 others who are believed to have a financial connection to Mugabe and his party, ZANU-PF. The blacklist originally had about 131 people(Mugabe and his cabinet members included) in 2002.
An excerpt from the article:
"The ministers said in a statement they decided to expand sanctions "against those responsible for the campaign of violence that marked the elections," and vowed to take additional "appropriate measures" if Mugabe fails to hand over power to the opposition.
"We want there to be sanctions because sanctions have an effect," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told reporters after the decision.
The EU ministers also concluded that Mugabe's one-man June re-election in a presidential run-off vote was illegitimate. Tsvangirai withdrew because his supporters were being beaten and killed — was not legitimate. Mugabe insists he won the election but Tsvangirai says the only valid election was the March balloting in which he got the most votes.
"It is impossible to accept the second round of elections in Zimbabwe. With children being tortured, with barbarous acts being committed, with violation of basic democratic rules, we cannot allow this second round to be accepted," Kouchner said."
Read more at the link.
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