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Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa was one of the losers of the 2008 elections who survived the purge on losers when President Robert Mugabe reshuffled his cabinet in preparation for the establishment of an inclusive government.

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Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa was named as one of the senior Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front officials benefitting from the purchase and sale of diamonds from Chiadzwa.

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Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa’s wife Monica was one of the eight Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front losing candidates who were sworn in as councillors for Makoni Rural council.

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The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front did not want to concede the Ministry of Home Affairs to the Movement for Democratic Change because this was going to allow the MDC to direct the police to gather evidence against ZANU-PF members.

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The United States wanted Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa to be included on the United Nations sanctions list because of his activities that seriously undermined democracy, repressed human rights and disrespected the rule of law.

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President Robert Mugabe blamed his negotiators Patrick Chinamasa and Nicholas Goche for the poor showing in the 29 March 2008 elections because their negotiations with the Movement for Democratic Change had opened up the electoral process.

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Former army commander the late General Solomon Mujuru told United States ambassador Christopher Dell five years ago that Washington’s approach to Zimbabwe was an attack on the government of Zimbabwe’s “manhood”.

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Movement for Democratic Change economic spokesman Tapiwa Mashakada trashed central bank governor Gideon Gono’s currency conversion which he had dubbed “Zeros to Heroes” saying that President Robert Mugabe was the only zero that had to go.

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Movement for Democratic Change secretary-general Tendai Biti was so angry at his Zimbabwe African National Union-patriotic Front counterpart Patrick Chinamasa, after his jail ordeal, that he was not sure whether he should continue as a negotiator.

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Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa defended the move by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation to deny advertising and news coverage to the Movement for Democratic Change saying the international coverage that the MDC received favoured the party.

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