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Arrest of MMPZ director Andy Moyse outrageous
Centre
for Community Development in Zimbabwe (CCDZ)
December 06, 2011
The Centre for
Community Development In Zimbabwe (CCDZ) condemns in the strongest
terms the politically-motivated arrest
of Mr Andy Moyse, the director of the Media
Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ). The arrest of Mr Moyse
in Harare and three (3) MMPZ advocacy officers in Gwanda
is a well calculated move by the partisan and discredited Zimbabwe
Republic Police (ZRP) to silence the media and NGOs ahead of the
planned elections.
The Zimbabwe
Republic Police (ZRP) has lost all credibility as an institution
that is supposed to conduct its duties in a non-partisan and professional
manner. We urge the immediate release of Mr Moyse and his workmates.
The MMPZ and CCDZ will continue to provide civic and voter education
to people so that they can make informed choices during elections.
The arrest of
MMPZ employees is part of a wider strategy by the government to
clampdown on media and civic groups that are considered vocal during
election time. MMPZ is a target because of their voter education
to grassroots communities ahead of the constitutional referendum
and the planned elections. No amount of pressure from the ZRP and
other state agencies will deter us from working with communities
and disseminate information on the lack of progress in the implementation
of the Global Political
Agreement (GPA).
The partisan
conduct of ZRP is a clear indication that Zimbabwe is not yet ready
to deliver a credible election. We reiterate our calls for a clear
elections roadmap, including the reform of abusive State institutions
like ZRP before the next elections. Without reforms of these abusive
State security apparatus, the planned elections will be another
sham.
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for Community Development fact
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