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Original Post Date: 2010-11-29 Time: 22:00:04 Posted By: News Poster
By Zvamaida Murwira
GOVERNMENT has threatened to sue the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme chairperson Mr Boaz Hirsch for his unilateral decision to stop Zimbabwe from selling the Marange diamonds.
Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu gave Mr Hirsch, an ultimatum to withdraw his statement and make a public apology.
In a letter to the Israel based KP chair, Minister Mpofu said the recently ended plenary in Jerusalem did not reach an agreement on Zimbabwe diamonds.
This, he said, meant Zimbabwe would continue selling its gems under the supervision of KP Monitor Mr Abbey Chikane.
Minister Mpofu was not available for comment yesterday, but the Ministry’s Secretary, Mr Thankful Musukutwa confirmed the sending of the letter but declined to comment further.
Legal experts have, however, said a person could sue in a country where the person or institution being sued resides.
The Minister’s letter follows a letter by the KP Chair attempting to impose an embargo on the sale of Marange diamonds.
The KP Chair had in his letter to Minister Mpofu indicated that Mr Chikane did not have authority to certificate the diamonds and that his recent visits to Harare were unsanctioned.
But in a letter to Mr Hirsch, Minister Mpofu said according to the Joint Working Plan, Mr Chikane did not need to seek any authority from the Working Group on Monitoring, but was there to ensure “compliance with the KPCS minimum standards.”
He said the KP Chair did not have power to ban trade of the gems as what he had sought to do.
“We therefore, categorically state that in issuing your Notice purporting to ban the trade in Marange diamonds, you have usurped the powers of the Plenary and you have invited legal consequences upon yourself and, indeed, Zimbabwe reserves its right to institute legal action against yourself and the State of Israel as KP Chair,” wrote Minister Mpofu in his letter dated November 19 2010.
“You are not empowered to make the decision that you have purported to make, which, in any event, is void and of no force and effect and constitutes a blatant violation of the protection afforded to Zimbabwe as a member of the World Trade Organisation.”
The Minister reminded the KP Chair that Marange diamonds were not bloody, something that was accepted by every member of the KP without any reservations.
“For the reasons detailed herein, we require that you formally retract the notice with immediate effect and issue a public apology to the Government and the people of Zimbabwe. It is both shocking and reprehensible that you, as a citizen of a country that is continuously and unfairly castigated around the world can behave as you have.”
He said Zimbabwe would continue with unsupervised exports of all post-Plenary production and the export of the pre-Plenary production certified by the Monitor.
“We shall continue to resist the politicisation of the KP by participants and NGOs which are continuing with their unlawful machinations to irreparably prejudice the people of Zimbabwe.”
Minister Mpofu told Mr Hirsch that when the Joint Working Plan was established, it did not impose an embargo on Zimbabwe but a supervised export mechanism was agreed.
“You will also recall our letter of October 19 2010 wherein we advised that we were proceeding to invite the Monitor to return to Zimbabwe to certify the stockpile and current production before the Plenary as it was clear that the WGM was allowing abuse from the ‘illegal Sanctions State’ and that more importantly, the report of the Review mission had been unduly delayed through no fault on our part and consequently Zimbabwe could not bear prejudice on account of delays occasioned by the KP itself,” wrote the Minister.
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Published by the government of Zimbabwe
Original date published: 30 November 2010
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201011300018.html?viewall=1