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Allegations against Jestina Mukoko false
Zimbabwe Peace Project
December 26, 2008

Allegations of insurgency and banditry being levelled against Jestina Mukoko, the National Director of ZPP are false and totally without basis. These are meant to tarnish the image of ZPP hence make it easy for the state to destabilise the organisation. Jestina Mukoko is a human rights activist and not an MDC activist as purported in Zimbabwe's state-owned media. ZPP monitors and documents politically motivated human rights violations in Zimbabwe. The abduction of Jestina and others was a breach of the laws of Zimbabwe. If she was guilty of any crime she should have been brought to the courts within the stipulated 48 hours and not 21 days.

Accusations of insurgency and banditry activities levelled against Jestina Mukoko are fictious and fake given the insubstantial case that has been created against her and others. Zimbabwe Peace Project operates within the confines of the laws of Zimbabwe and has not breached their mandate in any way suggested by the allegations against Jestina and by implication ZPP.

Zimbabwe Peace Project believes that these false accusations are efforts to disband the organization and hi-jack its monitoring and documentation of politically human rights motivated violations programme. ZPP work is more pertinent now more than ever given that ZANU PF supporters have been instructed to gear up for elections in the near future.

Abductions are criminal and cannot be justified by any trumped up charges. These actions go against the Section 10 of the Global Political Agreement on the security of persons. The people responsible for these must account and the culture of impunity be brought to an end. ZPP is concerned that the Zimbabwe Republic Police has failed to obey court rulings as per High Court Orders to release Ms Jestina Mukoko and others.

ZPP expresses gratitude to all the organizations that have worked tirelessly to help ZPP in their hour of need. We wish to thank Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition and all those that worked behind the scenes too numerous to mention that we can not mention by name for their spiritual, moral and material support.

A.M Chaumba
ZPP Board Chairperson

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