{"id":458075,"date":"2018-01-24T17:10:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T17:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/24\/mnangagwa-refuses-to-apologise-for-massacre\/"},"modified":"2018-01-24T17:10:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T17:10:35","slug":"mnangagwa-refuses-to-apologise-for-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/24\/mnangagwa-refuses-to-apologise-for-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Mnangagwa refuses to apologise for massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Zimbabwe\u2019s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has refused to offer an apology for the massacres in Matabeleland that occurred in the 1980s while he was minister for national security.<\/p>\n

An estimated 20,000 people died during the security crackdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cWherever wrong is committed, the government of the day must apologise,\u201d he told the BBC\u2019s Mishal Husain during an interview at the annual World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

But no apology was forthcoming.<\/p>\n

Instead, Mr Mnangagwa said he had signed a national healing and reconciliation bill into law so that \u201cthe communities that were affected can air their grievances.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have put up a commission, that should not stop us from having a better future,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Pressed by Husain, the president said that if asked to appear before the commission, he would.<\/p>\n

He also said reports that 20,000 people had been killed were incorrect.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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