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Strikes and Protests 2007- Save Zimbabwe Campaign
Peters calls for release of Mugabe opponents
Rt Hon Winston Peters, Foreign Minister, Government of New Zealand
March 12, 2007
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Foreign Minister
Winston Peters today called on Zimbabwe Prime Minister Robert Mugabe
to immediately release opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his
colleagues from captivity.
Mr Tsvangirai,
head of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), was arrested by
police on Sunday as part of a violent crackdown on a planned demonstration
in the capital Harare.
One activist
was killed and scores of others were arrested, including five other
senior MDC officials. Tsvangirai and his officials have been denied
access to legal advice since being taken into custody.
"This
latest incident is another sign of the desperation of the Mugabe
regime, which has banned all political rallies," Mr Peters
said.
"The situation
in Zimbabwe is appalling. Many Zimbabweans cannot feed themselves
in a country that was once the food basket of Africa.
"Mugabe's
regime, through its mismanagement, is responsible for this tragedy,
and its answer to legitimate and understandable political protest
continues to be violent repression.
"It is
time for Robert Mugabe to act in the interests of all Zimbabweans.
It is quite clear that while he maintains his current course the
disaster he has imposed on his country will only deepen,"
Mr Peters said.
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