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Index of articles on enforced disappearances in Zimbabwe
Jestina
Mukoko and other abductees found
Zimbabwe
Peace Project
December 24, 2008
Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) National Director, Ms Jestina Mukoko,
abducted on the 3rd of December 2008 by state agents, was found
yesterday 23rd December 2008 at Matapi police station in Mbare.
Pascal Gonzo another abductee was found at Rhodesville police station.
Yesterday around 1700hours, some members of ZPP were phoned by police
officers who said they were holding Jestina and demanded keys to
the ZPP National Office within the next hour. The officers informed
Zimbabwe Lawyers
for Human Rights who then took over the case.
The lawyers
were initially denied access to the abductees by the police who
indicated that they were not the ones holding them. Charges have
yet been pressed against them but the nature of charges still needs
to be confirmed. Ms Jestina Mukoko and others are due to appear
in court this afternoon. Jestina Mukoko has been held for 21 days
while Broderick Takawira and Pascal Gonzo have been held for 14
days.
ZPP is concerned
that the state controlled newspaper, The Herald 24 December 2008,
has since published claims that Jestina Mukoko and Broderick Takawira
and other MDC -T activists were responsible for recruiting people
to undergo military training in Botswana with a view to overthrow
the government. They have violated the presumption of innocence.
We categorically deny the allegations and disassociate ourselves
in the alleged acts of banditry. ZPP is a lawfully registered organization
whose mission is to work for the peace of Zimbabwe.
ZPP condemns
the abductions, the unlawful arrest and detention of human rights
activists and demands justice to prevail for the three ZPP staffers,
Jestina Mukoko, Broderick Takawira, Pascal Gonzo and all other persons
who have been abducted.
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fact
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