The Zimbabwe Amalgamated Council of Churches (ZACC) yesterday handed over petitions calling for the unconditional removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe.
The council handed petitions to the United States and British embassies and the European Union Delegation to Zimbabwe. It gave the embassies and the EU delegation a 21 day ultimatum to respond to theirs petition. ZACC patron, Mr Jimayi Muduvuri said the West have been lying to the world that the sanctions were targeted at a few individuals in the country yet they were affecting everyone. Said Muduvuri:
We are saying enough to the lies which the West has been feeding us that these sanctions are targeting a few individuals. Why are the lines of credit to Zimbabwe blocked and why are there are no investors from the West who are doing business here? We are calling for the removal of these illegal sanctions and we are giving those who have been given the petition 21 days to respond.
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