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Zanu
PF quits govt watchdog group, blames MDCs
Alex
Bell, SW Radio Africa
July 17,
2013
http://www.swradioafrica.com/2013/07/17/zanu-pf-quits-govt-watchdog-group-blames-mdcs/
Zanu-PF has
reportedly quit the watchdog group meant to be overseeing the progress
of the unity
government, blaming its MDC partners for abusing ‘resources’.
According to
an article in the Zanu-PF mouthpiece Herald newspaper, Zanu-PF was
pulling out of the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee
(JOMIC), established as part of the unity accord signed in late
2008 that formed the coalition government.
Zanu-PF Justice
Minister Patrick Chinamasa was quoted by the newspaper as saying
that his party had “noted with concern rampant abuse of JOMIC
assets by the MDC formations, among them the organisation’s
logo and vehicles.”
“We are
disturbed that at all the rallies of the MDC-T and MDC, these parties
are abusing JOMIC vehicles to carry their supporters to their rallies.
This is undermining the neutrality of JOMIC… For that reason
Zanu-PF is pulling out of JOMIC,” Chinamasa reportedly said.
JOMIC spokesperson
Joram Nyathi told SW Radio Africa that he had seen the above report.
But he said there hasn’t been a formal communication of the
development made to the JOMIC team as of yet.
Meanwhile, SW
Radio Africa was unable to contact either Douglas Mwonzora, the
MDC-T spokesperson or a spokesperson for their MDC partner in government.
But political
analyst Phillip Pasirayi said the accusations levelled against the
MDC groups are a “scapegoat” for Zanu-PF to remove itself
from an organisation that has accountability at the centre of its
mandate.
“SADC
(the regional bloc) has been trying to strengthen JOMIC and this
was a recommendation made at the last Troika summit. But Zanu-PF
is not interested in any group that is trying to monitor and even
act on human rights abuses and other issues. Zanu-PF is responsible
for human rights abuses and stopping key reforms, so it is clear
they don’t want any part of JOMIC,” Pasirayi said.
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