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| Mengistu to remain Zimbabwe's guest |
| 2008-05-28 |
| Ethiopia's former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, sentenced to death by his country's supreme court, will remain in Zimbabwe under the protection of President Robert Mugabe's government, a government minister said on Tuesday. "He remains our guest in Zimbabwe. He will remain in Zimbabwe and we will protect him as we've always done," Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga said. Mengistu, sentenced to death in absentia on Monday, has lived a life of comfortable exile in Zimbabwe since he was toppled in 1991. He is unlikely to face punishment unless Mugabe loses a run-off election next month and gives up power. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change, whose leader Morgan Tsvangirai will face Mugabe in the presidential vote on June 27, said dictators like Mengistu were not welcome. "We don't want dictators on our land," MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said, hinting Mengistu may be extradited if Tsvangirai wins next month. |
| Posted by:Fred |