Mnangagwa signs ‘repressive’ Patriotic Bill into fully fledged law

HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed a law that prohibits citizens from criticising the government, defying wide appeals for him to spare the nation of a piece of legislation viewed repressive by opponents. President Mnangagwa’s assent to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Act, 2023(No.10 of 2023) commonly referred to as the Patriotic Bill was announced in a…

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