Botswana said on Friday that it took serious exception to the attitude of the authorities in Zimbabwe in denying entry to the United Nations special rapporteur on torture two days ago.
“This incident stands as a reminder to one in which a Group of Eminent Persons were rebuffed, when they attempted last year to lend a hand in mediating the political crisis in that country.
“Recent events in Zimbabwe wherein the MDC-T Party has disengaged from the structures of the Unity Government, all point to the act of bad faith in the implementation of the Global Peace Agreement (GPA) on the part of ZANU-PF,” Botswana said in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Botswana said she held the strong view that there should be genuine power sharing within the Unity Government as prescribed under the GPA. A situation of domination by one party was not acceptable, and should not be tolerated, the statement said.
Botswana called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) through its structures to take firm measures to ensure that the parties live up to the commitments they made under the GPA and to SADC.
“Failure to honor these commitments leaves no other choice other than the calling for fresh elections under international supervision to allow for the Zimbabweans to choose freely their lead,” Botswana said in the statement.
Source African Press Agency
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