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Zimbabwe
Election Support Network staff attacked
The
News Room
February 21, 2002
Two members
of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network were attacked and severely
assaulted by ZANU PF supporters on Tuesday morning (February 19,
2002).
According to a coordinator with the Students' Christian Movement,
a member of their association, Percy Chipati and a driver, one Mr
Mangwiro were out distributing voter education material, in the
Cranborne area when they were approached by a mob. The mob produced
Zanu PF membership cards and demanded that the two produce their
membership cards as well. They failed to do so and that resulted
in their assault by the group. The Students' Christian Movement
is a civic body that is affiliated to ZESN.
The attack took place near an army base and it was only the intervention
of members of the army from the base that the beating stopped. Members
of the army took the two to Cranborne Police station where a report
was made. No arrests have been made so far.
The victims were taken to the Avenues clinic for medical attention
and have since been discharged. The driver sustained a broken rib
and his companion was bruised all over the body.
ZESN is a grouping of several civic organisations that is involved
in voter education throughout the country. Their spokesman strongly
condemned the attack and has called for tolerance.
Visit the ZESN
fact sheet
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