President Joe Biden has scrapped the US’s 21-year-old sanctions regimen against Zimbabwe and replaced it with a new set of sanctions targeted more narrowly at Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and members of his inner circle.
In place of these measures, Biden ordered “a new set of tools in Zimbabwe, including the flagship Global Magnitsky Sanctions Program, to make clear that the egregious behaviour of some of the most powerful people and companies in Zimbabwe matches the actions of the worst human rights abusers and corrupt actors globally”, as National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson put it in a letter to Congress.
Watson said new sanctions would be imposed on three entities and 11 individuals, including Mnangagwa, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, the retired brigadier-general Walter Tapfumaneyi, and businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, “for their involvement in corruption or serious human rights abuse”.
“The United States is committed to ensuring our sanctions are relevant, timely, and targeted against those most closely connected to corruption and human rights abuses. We continue to urge the Government of Zimbabwe to move toward more open and democratic governance, including addressing corruption and protecting human rights, so all Zimbabweans can prosper.”
“Sunsetting the previous Zimbabwe sanctions program and replacing it with GloMag robs the regime of excuses for its failed economy while ensuring Zimbabwe’s worst offenders remain held accountable,” he said.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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