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Police harass crisis employees
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
October 30, 2010

Two Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition employees, Mfundo Mlilo and Emily Nkhungwa were today the 25th of October 2010, questioned by Officer Commanding Police Chitungwiza District, Chief Superintendent Makunike's for allegedly holding an "unsanctioned meeting". Chief Superintendent Makunike also demanded to know what the name Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition meant and who had sanctioned the Coalition to hold civic education meetings. The two were only allowed to leave after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights intervened through lawyer Tawanda Chiurayi, who threatened to sue in his personal capacity.

The questioning came as a result of a meeting that the Coalition held on 23rd of October 2010. Chief Superintendent Makunike had refused to grnat the Coalition clearance to hold the meeting on basis that the Coalition was in the "business of agitating people and causing unnecessary disturbances." In a letter adressed to the Coalition 's Makunike said, "The constitution making process was done in Chitungwiza which makes the Coalition's request irrelevant."

The Coalition went ahead with the meeting after consulting Copac Co-Chairperson, Honarable Douglas Mwonzora who indicated that the constitution making process had only been suspended and not concluded. Mwonzora noted that Chitungwiza district had 7 centres where meetings were to be re-done due to incidents of violence.

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