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NGO crackdown continues as police raid Crisis Coalition offices and quiz Chikomo
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
March 15, 2011

Police on Tuesday 15 March 2011 raided the offices of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CZC) in search of subversive material.

About four police officers from Harare Central Police Station raided the CZC offices on Tuesday evening before proceeding to mount another search at the residence of CZC's Director, MacDonald Lewanika.

The police, who were armed with a search warrant signed by Chief Superintendent Peter Magwenzi said they were looking for anything subversive such as T-shirts, documents and fliers or anything incriminating.

The police who included Detective Assistant Inspector Makombe Morgan and one identified as Justen confiscated some copies of the Civil Society Monitoring Mechanism reports and the Legal Monitor among other material.

During the search, the police were accompanied by Lewanika and his lawyer Tarisai Mutangi.

After the search, the police proceeded to Harare Central Police Station, where Lewanika paid an admission of guilt fine of $20.

Meanwhile, police have summoned Abel Chikomo, the director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum to report to Harare Central Police Station. The police visited Chikomo's office on Thursday 10 March 2011 and advised his work mates to report to Harare Central Police Station.

Chikomo on Monday 14 March 2011 reported to the police in the company of his lawyer Harrison Nkomo and would report again to the police station on Wednesday 16 March 2011.

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