More Woes For Tomana As EU Upholds Travel Sanction
Published: 2016 July 29 10:36:56 (4640 Views)
The European Union's top court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Zimbabwe's former attorney general, Johannes Tomana and others against an EU-wide travel ban and asset freeze imposed for human rights infringements.
The European Union began restrictive measures against certain people and entities in Zimbabwe in 2002.
Johannes Tomana is on a list of about 120 companies and individuals put under restrictions in Europe.
The 28 EU member states said the reason for Tomana's inclusion was that he had engaged in activities that "seriously undermine democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law".
Tomana and the others applied to the EU's courts to have their listing annulled.
The General Court, the EU's second highest court, dismissed their case in 2015, prompting their appeal to the European Court of Justice.
Tomana and the others argued that the EU was wrong to place people on the list as members of the government or "associates" simply because they had been state employees.
They alleged the listing was based on presumptions rather than facts and that the measures were disproportionate.
The Court of Justice said that those who held senior posts, such as in the military or police, must be regarded as associates of the government unless they demonstrated a rejection of the government's practices.
- Online
The European Union began restrictive measures against certain people and entities in Zimbabwe in 2002.
Johannes Tomana is on a list of about 120 companies and individuals put under restrictions in Europe.
The 28 EU member states said the reason for Tomana's inclusion was that he had engaged in activities that "seriously undermine democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law".
Tomana and the others applied to the EU's courts to have their listing annulled.
The General Court, the EU's second highest court, dismissed their case in 2015, prompting their appeal to the European Court of Justice.
Tomana and the others argued that the EU was wrong to place people on the list as members of the government or "associates" simply because they had been state employees.
They alleged the listing was based on presumptions rather than facts and that the measures were disproportionate.
The Court of Justice said that those who held senior posts, such as in the military or police, must be regarded as associates of the government unless they demonstrated a rejection of the government's practices.
- Online
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