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Mnangagwa flies back from Rome
24 Feb 2016 at 18:59hrs | 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 on the abolition of the death penalty.
Mnangagwa oversees the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and was invited for the conference because of his strong stance against the death penalty having been spared the noose for his revolutionary activities by the Smith regime on account of his young age.
On arrival Mnangagwa, who is accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, was hosted by the Community of Saint Edigio just outside the Vatican City.
Zimbabwe ambassador to Italy Mr Godfrey Magwenzi also attended the meeting.
In an interview after meeting the Community of Saint Edigio, VP Mnangagwa said : "I am happy to be here. We were here during mediation between the Government of Mozambique and Renamo in 1992.
"We have been working together with the Community of Saint Edigio for years. There is a long-standing relationship between the community and Zimbabwe." He said it was President Mugabe who dispatched him to Rome for the meeting. The meeting was held within the context of Justice Ministers Conference getting underway today in Rome.
Mnangagwa said he will forever advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. "I share the view that we should abolish the death penalty as a policy. I might be the lonely voice but I will continue to say so," he said.
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Mnangagwa oversees the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and was invited for the conference because of his strong stance against the death penalty having been spared the noose for his revolutionary activities by the Smith regime on account of his young age.
On arrival Mnangagwa, who is accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, was hosted by the Community of Saint Edigio just outside the Vatican City.
Zimbabwe ambassador to Italy Mr Godfrey Magwenzi also attended the meeting.
In an interview after meeting the Community of Saint Edigio, VP Mnangagwa said : "I am happy to be here. We were here during mediation between the Government of Mozambique and Renamo in 1992.
"We have been working together with the Community of Saint Edigio for years. There is a long-standing relationship between the community and Zimbabwe." He said it was President Mugabe who dispatched him to Rome for the meeting. The meeting was held within the context of Justice Ministers Conference getting underway today in Rome.
Mnangagwa said he will forever advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. "I share the view that we should abolish the death penalty as a policy. I might be the lonely voice but I will continue to say so," he said.
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