HARARE: Zimbabwe’s main opposition party yesterday said it was “concerned” after Harare’s ambassador to Australia asked Canberra for asylum, citing fears for her safety if she returns home.
Ambassador Jacqueline Zwambila earlier told Australian media that her country’s July elections had been “stolen” by President Robert Mugabe’s government and that she did not feel safe going back to Zimbabwe once her posting ends on Tuesday.
Zwambila, who is aligned with Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), was appointed in 2009 by the MDC’s former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai who lost the presidential vote to veteran leader Mugabe.
“No one would raise a red flag unnecessarily and as a party we remain cautious and concerned after Ambassador Zwambila expressed concern over her personal safety,” Nelson Chamisa, a spokesman for the MDC, told AFP. AFP
