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Police
nab NCA chairperson ahead of planned demonstrations
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)
November
11, 2008
Dr. Lovemore
Madhuku, National Chairperson of the National Constitutional Assembly
(NCA), has been detained in advance of NCA's planned demonstrations
in five cities across Zimbabwe.
At 6 a.m. on
the morning of 11 November 2008, police officers visited the home
of Dr. Madhuku. Madhuku was not home and the police departed without
ascertaining his location. At 8 a.m. Madhuku received a call from
police officials, demanding that he report to Harare Central Police
Station. At 11:30am, Madhuku, along with his lawyer Alec Muchadehama,
arrived at the police station.
Madhuku is currently
in police custody and is not being permitted to attend the demonstration
to be held this afternoon in Harare.
The NCA emphatically
condemns this unjustified obstruction of the organization's
peaceful protest actions. However, the NCA refuses to be intimidated
by this illegitimate unwarranted aggression and remains committed
to its campaign for democratic reform.
NCA members
with gather today in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Masvingo and Gweru,
to campaign for a three point plan aimed at achieving democracy
in Zimbabwe. This plan indicates the necessity of:
- Transitional
Government,
- People-Driven
Constitution,
- Free and
Fair Elections. All Zimbabweans committed to the ideals of democracy
are encouraged to join NCA's efforts today and in the weeks
to come.
Visit the NCA
fact
sheet
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