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Deployment of Defences Forces
1. I understand ZImbabwean troops have been deployed in Northern Mozambique to assist the host government in its defence against insurgents. This thread outlines the law concerning deployment of armed forces as provided for in the Constitution.
1. I understand ZImbabwean troops have been deployed in Northern Mozambique to assist the host government in its defence against insurgents. This thread outlines the law concerning deployment of armed forces as provided for in the Constitution.
2. The President, in his capacity as Commander in Chief has the power to deploy armed forces outside the country “to defend the territorial integrity of a foreign country” or “in defence of Zimbabwe’s national security or national interests” (section 213(3).
3. However, the President is required to inform Parliament “promptly and in appropriate detail the reasons for their deployment” and “the country they are deployed”. The question therefore is whether Parliament has been informed. #COVID19 complicates issues but it can be done.
