Saturday, September 27, 2003
Church leaders hit out at Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe's government has been strongly condemned by church leaders in Zimbabwe.
A letter, signed by clergy from 59 Christian denominations, said the government was no longer upholding justice and the rule of law.
"Any government that negates these principles forfeits its God-given mandate to rule," the statement said.
The statement, which came out of a meeting earlier this month, also called for the repeal of what they said were draconian security and media laws, and condemned "the inhuman and violent means to right historical imbalances in land distribution".
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