Zimbabwe’s rule of law is sacrosanct and not tailored to please other countries or one particular group of people but all citizens, the President has said.

President Mnangagwa said the law is there for the good of the country and all citizens and organisations operating in the country should abide by the law regardless of their standing.

He said this while responding to European Union (EU) Head of Delegation Mr Timo Olkkonen, who sought to smuggle issues of human rights abuse during the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and National Prosecuting Authority Anti-Corruption Awareness Campaign launch in Harare yesterday.

Diverting from his prepared keynote address, President Mnangagwa shot back saying: “Your Excellency (Mr Olkkonen) you referred to human rights.

However, this platform was for corruption. May I urge civil society to restrict themselves to their mandate.
“The rule of law observance is not needed for the purposes of pleasing other countries, we need it because it is proper for ourselves.”State media