Michael Connarty MP urges tougher action on Zimbabwe

Michael Connarty, MP for Linlithgow and East Falkirk, calls on the UK and other World Leaders to increase the pressure on the Zimbabwe Dictator, Robert Mugabe and his fascist military junta government.

The past weeks have been ones in which Mugabe has done everything in his power to stifle the democratic will of the Zimbabwean people. The first round of balloting saw deliberate attempts by government personnel to intimidate voters. Having been defeated at the polls, opposition party supporters were then beaten and killed under state directed violence and leading members of the Movement for Democratic Change were arrested. Having forced his main rival, Morgan Tsvangarai, to withdraw from the second ballot through his use of overwhelming violence, Mugabe was then returned to power, virtually unopposed.

Michael said, “The actions of Mugabe cannot be tolerated in modern society. The people of Zimbabwe must be protected. The World must unite to bring about a peaceful transition to a democratic and moderate government in Zimbabwe. Increased sanctions on the leaders of the regime, seizure of their assets and an international investigation of their actions would send a powerful message to those violating democratic ideals”.