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Mnangagwa back home from Rome,
24 Feb 2016 at 18:55hrs | Views
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is back home from Rome, Italy where he attended the 9th edition of the International Congress of Ministers of Justice.
The 9th edition of the International Conference of Ministers of Justice saw Vice President Mnangagwa meeting the President of Italy.
In an interview after the meeting, Vice President Mnangagwa said they discussed about the relations between Rome and Harare and the desire by Italy to maintain cordial relations between the two nations.
Rome has maintained a good relationship with Harare despite the fact that Rome is part of the European Union that imposed illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe," he said.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mrs Virginia Mabhiza, said the conference was an eye opener, adding that her ministry will carry out awareness campaigns to educate Zimbabweans on the need to abolish death penalty.
While Zimbabwe's leadership is willing to do away with capital punishment, the constitution which was born out of the participation of ordinary citizens through the referendum in 2013, provides for a death penalty on murder committed under aggravated circumstances.
The conference of ministers of justice saw some countries getting inspired by Zimbabwe's efforts in reducing cases that attract death sentences.
The Community of Saint Egidio, which are the organisers of the meeting, are of the opinion that the state must value human sanctity and hence the need to abolish capital punishment.
The 9th edition of the International Conference of Ministers of Justice saw Vice President Mnangagwa meeting the President of Italy.
In an interview after the meeting, Vice President Mnangagwa said they discussed about the relations between Rome and Harare and the desire by Italy to maintain cordial relations between the two nations.
Rome has maintained a good relationship with Harare despite the fact that Rome is part of the European Union that imposed illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe," he said.
While Zimbabwe's leadership is willing to do away with capital punishment, the constitution which was born out of the participation of ordinary citizens through the referendum in 2013, provides for a death penalty on murder committed under aggravated circumstances.
The conference of ministers of justice saw some countries getting inspired by Zimbabwe's efforts in reducing cases that attract death sentences.
The Community of Saint Egidio, which are the organisers of the meeting, are of the opinion that the state must value human sanctity and hence the need to abolish capital punishment.
Source - ZBC
