Confucius peace prize chairman defends decision to give award to leader accused of using systematic violence and torture to preserve grip on powerThe chairman of an award dubbed China’s Nobel peace prize has defended the decision to honour Robert Mugabe,the Zimbabwean president, for supposedly “injecting fresh energy” into the global quest for harmony.
Mugabe, and who has been accused of using systematic violence and torture to preserve his 35-year grip on power,recently became the latest recipient of China’s Confucius peace prize.
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Source: theguardian.com