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The
United States on Tuesday said it was widening an existing
sanctions regime against Zimbabwe to include seven
government-related businesses.
The enhanced US sanctions ban any transactions with the seven
black-listed groups.
The US State Department said the sanctions will apply to commercial
farms "seized" by Zimbabwe Information Minister Jonathan Moyo;
Zimbabwe Defence Industries, a state-owned arms maker and M&S
Syndicate, a holding group owned by the ruling Zimbabwe African
National Union-Patriotic Front.
Also targeted are two companies "representing the interests" of
retired Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Vitalis Zvinavashe, the
State Department said in a statement.
"Should Zimbabwe's rulers continue to oppress its citizens and to
resist forthright efforts toward resolving the country's political
crisis, we are prepared to impose additional targeted financial and
travel sanctions on those undermining democracy in Zimbabwe," the
State Department said.
A high profile State Department human rights report, released here
last month, said Zimbabwe's government continued to oversee "a
concerted campaign of violence, repression and intimidation."
"Torture by various methods is used against political opponents and
human rights advocates," the report added - Sapa-AFP
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