Mugabe banned me, says UN torture inquiry leader

The United Nations’ torture investigator blamed Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe for banning him from entering the country today.

Mugabe banned me, says UN torture inquiry leader
Thu, 29 Oct, 2009 - 15:29

The United Nations’ torture investigator blamed Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe for banning him from entering the country today.

Manfred Nowak was forced to return to South Africa in what he described as a “serious diplomatic incident” that reflected a split in Zimbabwe’s coalition government.

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