adminpolitical leaders who do not value the ideals of the liberation struggle.
The bloc’s ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Aldo Dell’Ariccia told the Herald that Brussels was concerned with some statements made by senior security officers.
“The security services must observe strict political neutrality in any democracy. The Global Political Agreement clearly stipulates that ‘State organs and institutions do not belong to any political party and should be impartial in the discharge of their duties.
“We agree with Sadc that statements by senior army officers suggesting that they would support one political party or would not recognise certain winners of a democratic election are therefore of concern,” Ambassador Dell’Ariccia said.
The same GPA, however, abhors external interference in domestic affairs.
Mr Tsvangirai who was on a regional tour to drum up support for his bid to have harmonised elections postponed made similar statements last week.
Ambassador Dell’Ariccia claimed that key provisions of the GPA that guaranteed credible elections had not yet been implemented.
“Concerns remain. Key provisions in the GPA and in the roadmap for elections that would ensure credible elections are yet to be implemented,” he said.
This is despite the fact that all issues cited as outstanding in the GPA were collapsed in the draft constitution that was endorsed during the referendum and will become effective once the new supreme law becomes operational.
Quizzed on how the elections could be free and fair with sanctions in place Mr Dell’Ariccia claimed the EU had no sanctions on any political party, but on a few individuals.
The bloc last month removed 81 individuals and companies from its sanctions list, but retained President Mugabe and the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe, senior army officials and two companies — the Zimbabwe Mining Development Cooperation and the Zimbabwe Defence Industries.
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