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Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition
April 08, 2008
The
News . . .
The
High Court has ruled the application by the MDC to treat the case
against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to release the results
as urgent. By the time of going to press, the lawyers were presenting
the merits of their case in the courts. 9 dark days enveloped with
mixed emotions have elapsed since the March 29 Harmonized Election
which saw Zimbabweans casting their votes for the president, members
of parliament, senators and councilors. No official announcement
of the presidential results has been made by ZEC.
The mysterious silence
surrounding the presidential results points to a possibility of
a rigged election as Zanu Pf is reportedly engaged in malicious
allegations against ZEC officials who were, (according to today's
Herald 08 April 2008), arrested yesterday for allegedly tempering
with results.
Zanu-PF legal committee
member Patrick Chinamasa yesterday announced that the party was
still waiting for a response from ZEC on its request for a recount
of the presidential results in some constituencies yet these have
not yet been announced. What is also shocking is the fact that The
Herald has been publishing that a run off is expected yet the results
have not been officially announced.
The ruling party went
on to accuse ZEC of working together with the opposition party the
MDC as evidenced by the statement by the party's secretary
for administration, Didymus Mutasa, who told journalists after the
party's politburo meeting last Friday that some ZEC officials
connived with the opposition to manipulate results in favour of
Morgan Tsvangirai. He also stated that the March 29 2008 elections
have been the worst he has ever witnessed in Zimbabwe.
All these allegations
and arrests are deliberate efforts to face-lift the party's
ploy to rig the election results. The Zanu PF race rate smacks an
egg to the concept of accountability and respecting the democratic
rights of a people. One is left wondering what is going to happen
come Independence Day in 10 days. Zimbabweans are therefore urged
to come together and demand the release of the presidential results.
Meanwhile, political
violence continues . . . ..
Nyanga . . .
Defeated Nyanga North Zanu Pf candidate-Paul Kadzima is reported
to have engineered a beating of all suspected MDC supporters this
afternoon. By the time of going to press, the Kadzima team had begun
their witch hunt which is feared to displace many residents.
Mutare . . .
A headmaster at Hartzel Central Primary School, Mutare Shadreck
Mufute was abducted around 00:30 hours by suspected state operatives
driving vehicles without registration.
Mufute was the presiding
officer at Five Stream polling station where Zanu PF is seeking
a recount of the ballot papers. He is feared to have been taken
to the Zanu PF torture base in Penalonga.
Gweru . . .
Meanwhile, Patrons were last night assaulted by soldiers in Mkoba
14 and 6 in Gweru. This led to some of the patrons being heavily
injured after being ordered to roll on tarmac and accused of selling
out to the MDC.
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