Inviting foreign countries to interfere in the nation’s affairs against its interests and sovereignty will soon be criminalised following the gazetting of the Criminal Law and Codification Amendment Bill on Friday.
The gazetting of the Bill follows a Cabinet decision three weeks ago to punish individuals who act against the country’s interests.
According to Clause 2 of the memorandum of the Bill a new section will be inserted in the principal Act.
“This clause inserts a new section 22A of the principal Act. Our Constitutional order of Zimbabwe that is based on parliamentary democracy affords many avenues for aggrieved citizens to redress their wrong internally, including against the State. It is therefore improper for citizens and residents of Zimbabwe by recourse to foreign countries to seek to implement measures that undermine our sovereignty, dignity and independence as a nation. This clause will criminalise such conduct,” reads Clause two of the Bill.
A number of opposition leaders especially in the Citizens Coalition for Change their allies in Western funded NGOs have lobbied for the imposition of sanctions against the country in efforts to effect regime.
CCCs leader is also on record that he has called on some European countries to sanctions the country and it’s leaders.
The sanctions are estimated to have cost the country over US$40 billion in revenues and opportunities since their imposition 20 years ago.
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