津巴布韦军队撤离马朗金刚石矿区

Zimbabwe say it is pulling soldiers out of a diamond field in the country's east, after global diamond trade chiefs alleged¹ abuses were taking place there.

全球钻石交易首脑称津巴布韦国土东部金刚石矿区存在暴力事件，津巴布韦因此宣布从那里撤军。

It is alleged widespread human rights abuses took place in Marange

Mines Minister Obert Mpofu told state-run media Zimbabwe had complied with（服从，遵守） 90% of demands made by trade watchdog the Kimberley Process group this month.

Activists² had wanted the group to suspend Zimbabwe, saying troops had killed 200 people at the Marange field.

But instead it urged Zimbabwe to reform, giving a June 2010 deadline.

The Herald³ newspaper quoted Mr Mpofu as saying the government had achieved a lot in its attempts to comply with the Kimberley Process, which regulates trade in so-called blood diamonds

"As is evident at these fields, there are no army officers or police details," he said.

Compromise

Activists accuse the soldiers of carrying out widespread atrocities⁴（暴行） at the Marange field, and say the profits from the stones go to President Robert Mugabe and his cronies.

The government denies all the allegations（声称，断言）.

The 70-member Kimberley Process group agreed a compromise（妥协，折衷） diamond deal at a meeting in Namibia earlier this month.

Although its own investigators⁵ found evidence of killings⁶ and forced evictions（强行迫迁） at the Marange field, the Kimberley panel stopped short of kicking Zimbabwe out.

Instead it adopted a plan - proposed by Zimbabwe itself - which called for an independent inspector⁷ to monitor diamonds leaving the controversial fields.