"No-one is above the law and immune from criticism, President Mugabe included, " he said.
Many in President Mugabe's party urged the MDC to do more to get the sanctions removed.
President Mugabe has allocated the main ministries, including defence, home, foreign affairs, and justice to Zanu-PF.
"President Mugabe and his government of Zimbabwe bear full responsibility for these serious crimes, " Gagnon said.
The company that runs the mine is headed by a personal friend of President Mugabe.
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They've imposed targeted sanctions - looking particularly at President Mugabe and leading members of his government.
Last week, the CFU made an urgent appeal to President Mugabe to intervene in the land crisis.
If he is alive, President Mugabe will still be here, and in power following next spring's general election.
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They often don't get far before being confronted by President Mugabe's riot police.
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Life is a little better now, many will concede, but mention President Mugabe and eyes flicker and mouths close.
After losing the vote in February 2000, President Mugabe said drafting a new constitution was no longer government priority.
Mr Hunzvi's trademarks are violence and inflammatory rhetoric, and for the time being this is useful for President Mugabe.
Just how long Mr Hunzvi's goals will coincide with President Mugabe's are unclear.
President Mugabe's cleanup campaign has increased domestic and international criticism of his government.
And that is a message which to someone like President Mugabe is giving him the green light to go ahead.
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Economists and political analysts say the annual budget might entrench the return to socialism declared by President Mugabe two weeks ago.
Allies of Morgan Tsvangirai say the arrests are a sign that critics of President Mugabe will face intimidation ahead of the elections.
President Mugabe has tried to discredit the NCA, which has undertaken its own consultation exercise with the people to produce a new draft.
He says it is believed Colonel Mengistu asked for permanent residence when he became worried that his friend, President Mugabe, might be forced from office.
Over the years, he reported on land seizures the disintegration of a once prosperous economy, the repression and torture of those who opposed President Mugabe.
President Mugabe launched - after a brief delay to rearrange his notes - into a long and familiar attack on Western imperialism and past injustices.
It has also drawn criticism, too, most notably from President Mugabe.
"My client was formally charged and he denies the charge - even uttering the statement to the effect that President Mugabe is a donkey, " Mr Kwaramba said.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Malawi President Bakili Muluzi held talks aimed at resolving the crisis with President Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
But then of course it because very difficult because what happened was President Mugabe took the land, gave it to his cronies, or didn't do anything with it at all.
Zimbabwe has had a rocky relationship with the Commonwealth - it was suspended after President Mugabe's controversial re-election in 2002 and later announced that it was pulling out for good.
The government site is a dry list of ministers and portfolios - the ruling party site is a great source of information on President Mugabe's academic qualifications, but is unfortunately very difficult to access.
President Mugabe and his inner circle are the target of international sanctions which involve travel bans and restrict them from doing business in the West as well as curbing non-humanitarian financial aid to Zimbabwe.
But I think the big difference now for President Mugabe is, in the past you couldn't get a majority in the Security Council to condemn him, let alone even a majority to agree that Zimbabwe should be discussed.
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