US embassy cable - 02HARARE95

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MEDIA REPORT PARLIAMENT TO PASS TWO CONTROVERSIAL BILLS TODAY; HARARE

Identifier: 02HARARE95
Wikileaks: View 02HARARE95 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2002-01-10 11:10:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL PHUM ZI
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 

                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTO8119

PAGE 01        HARARE  00095  101215Z 
ACTION AF-00    

INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    A-00     ACQ-00   CIAE-00  INL-00   DODE-00  
      DS-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  VC-00    TEDE-00  INR-00   LAB-01   
      VCE-00   NSAE-00  TEST-00  USIE-00  IIP-00   DSCC-00  DRL-02   
      NFAT-00  SAS-00     /003W
                  ------------------55CB13  101216Z /38    
FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0692
INFO NSC WASHDC
AMEMBASSY PRETORIA 
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA 
AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK 
AMEMBASSY GABORONE 
AMEMBASSY LILONGWE 
AMEMBASSY LONDON 
UNCLAS HARARE 000095 
 
SIPDIS 
 
AF/PD FOR COX, ROBERTSON, SCHLACHTER, AF/S FOR KRAFT, AF/P, 
INR/R/MR, NSC FOR JENDAYI FRAZER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PHUM, ZI 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REPORT PARLIAMENT TO PASS TWO CONTROVERSIAL 
BILLS TODAY; HARARE 
 
ON JANUARY 9, THE RULING ZANU-PF PARTY USED ITS 
PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY TO SUSPEND PARLIAMENT'S STANDING 
ORDERS AND RULES TO ALLOW TWO CONTROVERSIAL BILLS - THE 
ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVATE BILL AND 
THE PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY BILL - TO BE TABLED BEFORE 
THE HOUSE. ALTHOUGH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM THE 
OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE ARE FIERCELY 
CHALLENGING THE BILLS AT EVERY TURN, ZANU-PF MPS ARE 
EXPECTED TO USE THEIR SIMPLE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE TO PASS 
THE TWO BILLS BY COB TODAY (JANUARY 10). 
 
SULLIVAN 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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