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ZimRights denounces militarisation of Glen View
Zimbabwe Human
Rights Association (ZimRights)
June 03, 2011
The Zimbabwe
Human Rights Association strongly criticizes the militarisation
of Glen View area that witnessed the death of a police officer who
was murdered early this week in a scenario that has been largely
politicised.
Glen View Resident
Trust affirmed that most men have since fled the suburb in fear
of being rounded up by the police and for those who have remained;
an official curfew has been imposed. The residence board added that
the community has been flooded with uniformed forces, resulting
in a lot of fear and tension in the area. Residents have also complained
that the police behaviours has robbed the community of its source
of income as the greater parts of the community largely depends
on informal sector such as carpentry and vending.
ZimRights strongly
condemns the killing of the police officer in the violence and that
those responsible must be held accountable. However, the organisation
equally denounces the responsible authorities' seizure of
the citizens' freedom of movement and association in the aftermath
of the incident. ZimRights also condemns the politicization of the
matter as this may influence on the investigations thus compromising
he court's decision as well as heighten the polarization of
Zimbabwean societies a feature that has already been affecting cooperation.
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