In an interview with the BBC, just after Independence then Prime Minister Robert Mugabe said that no one can remain in the country once they have advocated for the overthrowing of the government. This comes after Monday’s statement by the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) General Constantino Chiwenga that the Military would not hesitate to intervene in the Zanu-PF leadership squabbles in order to protect the gains of the liberation war. Chiwenga said this after his ally, former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa fled and skipped the country after being fired from the government and from Zanu-PF.
In the interview, Mugabe said
The right to overthrow a constitution doesn’t exist at all, it is not a right of the individual
Video Credit: BBC Newsnight