It’s high time that Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries abandon the “non-interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country” principle and confront Zimbabwe for going rogue, writes Jamie Mighti.
The recent arrests and denial of bail for Hopewell Chin’ono, a Harvard trained investigative journalist, and Jacob Ngarivhume, an opposition politician, and the arrest of MDC Alliance activists who alleged abduction, torture and s_xual molestation is deeply repulsive and calls for SADC intervention.
Writing for NewZimbabwe.com Mighti asserted that Zanu-PF can no longer be declared legitimate custodians of democracy and should, therefore, be confronted by regional countries. He said:
It can honestly be said that Zanu-PF has reached that same standard of illegitimacy [comparable to racist settler governments].
They can no longer be declared legitimate custodians of democracy and are acting in ways that subvert the will, the well-being, and the legitimate aspirations of the people.
