Activists ‘disrespecting’ Zimbabwe’s flag could land in jail, state threatens
HARARE — Zimbabwe’s government has threatened to jail anyone who disrespects the national flag or sells it without permission, enraging activists who have used the banner as a rallying point for mass protests.The state has been struggling to contain months of demonstrations against financial chaos and corruption — many of the rallies organised by the online This Flag campaign.Protesters have regularly waved the green, yellow and red flag and marched with it draped around their shoulders, answering pastor Evan Mawarire’s call in an online video to take pride in their flag and the ideals it embodied.INTERVIEW: Time for Mugabe to go, says Botswana President Khama"Members of the public who participate in any action or activity involving the national flag or to bring the national flag into disrepute are warned that they are liable to prosecution," Virginia Mabiza, a senior official in the justice ministry, said in a statement on Tuesday.The government would make use of an existing law th...
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