EU recommends more sanctions against Zimbabwe
Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has been accused of deploying soldiers who fired live ammunition at unarmed civilians and committed human rights abuses
Harare — The European parliament on Thursday recommended more sanctions against the Zimbabwean government as result of state sponsored violence that left more than a dozen people dead. In resolutions passed at the end of its meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the EU Parliament resolved to “call on the European Council to review its restrictive measures against individuals and entities in Zimbabwe, including those measures currently suspended, in the light of accountability for recent state violence”. The proposed imposition of further sanctions are set to be further discussed when 28 EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday (February 18). Currently, only former president Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and the Zimbabwe Defence Industries had effectively remained under EU sanctions, while an asset freeze and travel restrictions had been temporarily suspended for five officials including vice-president Constantino Chiwenga and army commander Phillip Valerio Sibanda. Over the past f...
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