We the undersigned, as individuals concerned about the abuse of human rights in Zimbabwe, find it puzzling and rather appalling that the international police organization, an organization that claims to value the respect of human rights, would invite to the Interpol Conference in the city of Lyon, a known and documented abuser of such rights in the nation of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe's Police Chief, Mr Augustine Chihuri.

The record of the police force in Zimbabwe as being a highly corrupt organization, and the force's political allegiance to Mr Mugabe are not issues of debate. We the undersigned hereby wish to register that we are appalled by the choice made by Interpol, to allow Mr Chihuri to attend the Interpol Conference despite his inclusion on the list of Zimbabwean officials affected by the "Smart Sanctions" imposed by the EU and the USA. Your choice is hereby taken as an indication that you do not stand in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe to secure their basic human rights. We cannot conceive of a logical explanation as to why the invitation to the Interpol Conference, of an individual on an oppressor's payroll, could benefit the oppressed people of Zimbabwe. We request that Mr Chihuri be removed from his post as Vice President of Interpol, unless your organization wishes to retract its claim to the respect of human rights as one of its core values.

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