Zimbabwe: Bennett Slams Controversial Foreign Loan for Securing 2008 Zanu-PF Election Win

MDC-T Treasurer General Roy Bennett has insisted that a controversial loan to the Robert Mugabe regime in 2008 secured the bloodstained election victory that year, also warning that a similar situation is very possible in future elections.

Bennett's comments come as details continue to surface about the international investor behind the US$100 million dollar loan, which made headlines in 2008 after the internationally listed company behind it was accused of directly financing a dictatorship.

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