Zimbabwe crafts law to punish 'unpatriotic' citizens
Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa (2nd L) reviews a guard of honour at the state house during his official visit to attend Uganda's 57th independence day in Entebbe, Uganda, on October 8, 2019.
The proposed law will criminalise corresponding with a foreign government without approval.
It will also criminalise making false statements that harm the country and conniving with hostile foreign governments to harm the country.
Zimbabwe is crafting a law that will punish citizens who communicate with foreign governments and “harm national interests” as President Emmerson Mnangagwa steps up an ongoing clampdown against dissent.
A senior government official on Sunday said the new Patriot Bill was at an advanced stage.
