Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 18:36:09 -0700
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From: Zimbabwe Crisis
Subject: ZimCrisis#50 -- And After the Election?
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Hi everyone,
From the way the news has been reported the last few days things are looking good, assuming that you would like to see ZANU-PF run out of town.
Craig
MDC president, Morgan Tsvangirai, answers some commonly asked questions.
* WILL MUGABE STAND DOWN?
* AMNESTY?
* WILL WAR VETERANS CAUSE PROBLEMS?
* WILL PEOPLE BE SAFE?
* CAN MUGABE DECLARE MARTIAL LAW?
"The MDC will not provoke a constitutional crisis after an electoral victory. A constitutional crisis has already been set by Robert Mugabe by not having concurrent presidential and parliamentary elections. It is up to him whether or not he will preside over a government in which he has lost the confidence of the people.
"I don't know how he could function with a parliament that is in the hands of the opposition. The logical thing to anticipate is that he will accept the verdict of the people and find an honourable exit. If he refuses he will be ruling by decree in which case he is calling on the international community to impose sanctions. Ruling by decree would be against the will of the people.
"Consequently the international community will have no option but to say, he has lost the election and the winning party must be allowed to rule, or he must negotiate power sharing with the winning party in the two years remaining to presidential elections; or presidential elections must be brought forward."
DO WAR VETS POSE A THREAT?
"How many alleged war vets are we talking about? An estimated 2 000 so-called war vets against a population of 12 million?A victory for the MDC is a victory for the people. The war vets attempting to fight the people is not an endeavour they will be able to sustain. A professional army and police force will implement the rule of law as ordered by their parliament. Mugabe is using control of a small band of war vets to cause havoc.
"The first thing the MDC will implement is the rule of law. What that means is that anyone who violates the law will be punished. Lawlessness is not a justification for land reform. And too, land reform is not just for so-called war veterans - remember they were not the only people who fought for the liberation of Zimbabwe from colonial rule, all the people took part in that process. We cannot allow so-called war vets to dictate the pace of governance or land reform, government will do that to benefit all Zimbabweans."
HAS VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION STOPPED YOU FROM HOLDING RALLIES?
"No, but in some instances my security advisers have suggested that for my safety and those of the people in the areas to which I propose to travel, that some rallies have had to be postponed or cancelled."
WILL PEOPLE BE SAFE FROM RETRIBUTION?
"There will be no basis for retribution if we win. The people's trump card is to vote MDC and be safe."
MARTIAL LAW?
"Martial law is unconstitutional, and if President Mugabe resorted to this he would have forfeited his right to be a constitutional head, and in that case, like Nigeria, international isolation would occur."
AMNESTY?
"Amnesty will be granted to those who give full disclosure about pre-election violence and intimidation to a commission that will be set up after the elections to get to the root of who was behind the violence. Should we look at the past? Yes, because it is impossible to forget. We may forgive but we cannot forget."
ELECTION DIARY
HARARE, JUNE 18th - MAJOR RALLY addressed by MORGAN TSVANGIRAI at Rufaro Stadium at noon
MDC leader, MORGAN TSVANGIRAI will vote in his home constituency Buhera at 10am on June 24.He will begin three days of intensive campaigning in Buhera from Monday, 19 June
FINAL PRE-ELECTION PRESS CONFERENCE Quality Hotel, Leopold Takawira St., Harare on Thursday, June 22 at 1pm Morgan Tsvangirai and MDC leadership
Morgan Tsvangirai, MDC President... rallies and functions to be led by Tsvangirai and/or other key MDC leaders:
15/16 June: Rusape, Vengere Stadium 17 June: Guruve North and South, Ciheve Centre Growth Point 19/20: Midlands
RURAL AREAS: Considerable intimidation is being reported:
Bubi Umguza, 14 June at 2pm Igusi Sawmills (Matabeleland North) - Jacob Thabane 011.631.229
Craig
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Brief list of helpful sites on the issue:
- Comprehensive news updates -- http://www.1freespace.com/beetee
- Offers of and requests for help for Zimbabweans -- http://pub9.ezboard.com/boffersofhelp
- Commercial Farmers' Union -- http://www.mweb.co.zw/cfu
- Movement for Democratic Change -- http://www.in2zw.com/mdc
- Zimbabwe Democracy Trust -- http://www.zimbabwedemocracytrust.org
- BSAP Pursuit of Zimbabwean Criminals -- http://www.bsaphq.f9.co.uk
To: "Zimbabwe Crisis Mailing List":;
From: Zimbabwe Crisis
Subject: ZimCrisis#50 -- And After the Election?
Cc: "Australian government":;, "British government":;,
"Canadian government":
;, "South African government":;,
"US government":;, Commonwealth:;, "NG organisations":;, Press:;
Hi everyone,
From the way the news has been reported the last few days things are looking good, assuming that you would like to see ZANU-PF run out of town.
Craig
MDC president, Morgan Tsvangirai, answers some commonly asked questions.
* WILL MUGABE STAND DOWN?
* AMNESTY?
* WILL WAR VETERANS CAUSE PROBLEMS?
* WILL PEOPLE BE SAFE?
* CAN MUGABE DECLARE MARTIAL LAW?
"The MDC will not provoke a constitutional crisis after an electoral victory. A constitutional crisis has already been set by Robert Mugabe by not having concurrent presidential and parliamentary elections. It is up to him whether or not he will preside over a government in which he has lost the confidence of the people.
"I don't know how he could function with a parliament that is in the hands of the opposition. The logical thing to anticipate is that he will accept the verdict of the people and find an honourable exit. If he refuses he will be ruling by decree in which case he is calling on the international community to impose sanctions. Ruling by decree would be against the will of the people.
"Consequently the international community will have no option but to say, he has lost the election and the winning party must be allowed to rule, or he must negotiate power sharing with the winning party in the two years remaining to presidential elections; or presidential elections must be brought forward."
DO WAR VETS POSE A THREAT?
"How many alleged war vets are we talking about? An estimated 2 000 so-called war vets against a population of 12 million?A victory for the MDC is a victory for the people. The war vets attempting to fight the people is not an endeavour they will be able to sustain. A professional army and police force will implement the rule of law as ordered by their parliament. Mugabe is using control of a small band of war vets to cause havoc.
"The first thing the MDC will implement is the rule of law. What that means is that anyone who violates the law will be punished. Lawlessness is not a justification for land reform. And too, land reform is not just for so-called war veterans - remember they were not the only people who fought for the liberation of Zimbabwe from colonial rule, all the people took part in that process. We cannot allow so-called war vets to dictate the pace of governance or land reform, government will do that to benefit all Zimbabweans."
HAS VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION STOPPED YOU FROM HOLDING RALLIES?
"No, but in some instances my security advisers have suggested that for my safety and those of the people in the areas to which I propose to travel, that some rallies have had to be postponed or cancelled."
WILL PEOPLE BE SAFE FROM RETRIBUTION?
"There will be no basis for retribution if we win. The people's trump card is to vote MDC and be safe."
MARTIAL LAW?
"Martial law is unconstitutional, and if President Mugabe resorted to this he would have forfeited his right to be a constitutional head, and in that case, like Nigeria, international isolation would occur."
AMNESTY?
"Amnesty will be granted to those who give full disclosure about pre-election violence and intimidation to a commission that will be set up after the elections to get to the root of who was behind the violence. Should we look at the past? Yes, because it is impossible to forget. We may forgive but we cannot forget."
ELECTION DIARY
HARARE, JUNE 18th - MAJOR RALLY addressed by MORGAN TSVANGIRAI at Rufaro Stadium at noon
MDC leader, MORGAN TSVANGIRAI will vote in his home constituency Buhera at 10am on June 24.He will begin three days of intensive campaigning in Buhera from Monday, 19 June
FINAL PRE-ELECTION PRESS CONFERENCE Quality Hotel, Leopold Takawira St., Harare on Thursday, June 22 at 1pm Morgan Tsvangirai and MDC leadership
Morgan Tsvangirai, MDC President... rallies and functions to be led by Tsvangirai and/or other key MDC leaders:
15/16 June: Rusape, Vengere Stadium 17 June: Guruve North and South, Ciheve Centre Growth Point 19/20: Midlands
RURAL AREAS: Considerable intimidation is being reported:
Bubi Umguza, 14 June at 2pm Igusi Sawmills (Matabeleland North) - Jacob Thabane 011.631.229
Craig
Zimbabwe Crisis Mailing List
This is currently a manually administered mailing list. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send your request to DELETED. Personal requests for removal will be carried out immediately. Requests from governmental, political or press organisations will be treated less favourably. The purpose of this list is not necessarily to redistribute published news reports. Rather, it is intended to distribute reports from or directly affecting people in Zimbabwe. If you have seen something before, I apologise. Hopefully that will not be a regular occurrence.
Brief list of helpful sites on the issue:
- Comprehensive news updates -- http://www.1freespace.com/beetee
- Offers of and requests for help for Zimbabweans -- http://pub9.ezboard.com/boffersofhelp
- Commercial Farmers' Union -- http://www.mweb.co.zw/cfu
- Movement for Democratic Change -- http://www.in2zw.com/mdc
- Zimbabwe Democracy Trust -- http://www.zimbabwedemocracytrust.org
- BSAP Pursuit of Zimbabwean Criminals -- http://www.bsaphq.f9.co.uk
