First draft of UN Zimbabwe sanctions ready-Britain

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, June 30 (Reuters) - The United States has already completed a draft of a U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution to punish some members of Zimbabwe's government over last week's election, Britain's U.N. envoy said on Monday.

"Our United States colleagues have done a first draft which is being discussed over the next couple of days," British Ambassador John Sawers told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the Security Council.

"We certainly support increasing the pressure on those in Zimbabwe who are responsible for subverting the elections and for creating a climate whereby the will of the Zimbabwean people was discarded as it was in Friday's election," he said.

The U.S. State Department has said that the Security Council will formally discuss sanctions against Zimbabwean officials on Wednesday.

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[1Hippiechick]

1. DIEBOLD doesn't miss a beat, do they? Seriously, is there a legitimate election on the planet? n/t

[LeftishBrit]

2. When you're Mugabe you don't need Diebold!

'Seriously, is there a legitimate election on the planet?'

Some, but not very many. But few involve quite the level of thuggery and violence that was found here.

[1Hippiechick]

3. Yeah, I read about the soldiers marching ppl off to vote....

edited to add link
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/29/zimbabwe.sunday/index.html?iref=mpstoryview#cnnSTCText