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Strikes and Protests 2007- Save Zimbabwe Campaign
Statement on the death of Gift Tandari
Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust (ZIMCET)
March 13, 2007
The
Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust is greatly perturbed by the untimely
death of Gift Tandari one of ZIMCET's peace committee member
from Glen View 3. He was shot dead during the weekend when the police
had running battles with leaders of the Save Zimbabwe campaign and
their followers in Highfields. The young man's unnecessary
death is highly deplorable and ZIMCET once again calls upon the
police to exercise due caution in the discharge of their duties.
The
police had no justification to fire live ammunition and should never
do so. They have sufficient means at their disposal to control crowds
no matter how rowdy, especially since there were children who were
allegedly being used as human shield by the demonstrators. Teargas,
water canons or even rubber bullets could have achieved better results.
In the same vein the assault on some police officers is also condemned
as this fuels the antagonism. Human life is sacrosanct and the right
to life can never be abrogated.
Gift
Tandari leaves behinds a wife and three very young children. The
police have shown great impunity by not even bothering sending a
message of condolence to the family of the bereaved. It is the duty
of the State to serve and protect all its citizens beyond any other
secondary considerations. Citizens are now living in fear, not of
an enemy invader but of the very people who are supposed to be protecting
them.
ZIMCET
would like to commend all the NGOs who have taken up the case and
are currently seeking redress over this immense injustice. It is,
however, disheartening to note that law enforcement agents are now
developing a trend of ignoring court rulings and taking the law
into their own hands.
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