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Members of the Zimbabwe National Army terrorise residents
Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights)
September 07, 2011

Close to fifteen soldiers harassed residents in Waterfalls, in a suspected pay back for the assault of one of their workmates by some members of the community on Saturday.

The account as given by the Daily News dated September 6 2011 states that the soldiers in question was beaten by members of the community after he was found in Elim Pentecoastal Church at odd times of Saturday night and failed to produce identification papers leading to everyone assuming he was a thief. He said to have mobilised a reinforcement team from workmates and returned on the following morning to beat everyone whom they encountered along their way regardless of the innocence of some residents. Some of the victims were reportedly hospitalised at Parirenyatwa hospital and a police report was filed at Sunningdale police station though no arrests have been effected yet.

In a related matter, the fourth session of the seventh Parliament was officially opened by the president yesterday. But as has become the norm, the event was marred with violence. This occurred whilst Mugabe was presenting his speech in which he made the call on non-tolerance to violence. However, two explanations have been brought up on the source of violence with the independent media blaming it on ZANU PF hooligans whom they say they were openly singing their party songs and those that degrade the opposition leader Tsvangirai whilst the state owned paper said all the political party supporters shared the blame. An MDC-T councilor for ward 30 in Glen View, Victor Chifodya is reported to have sustained a deep cut on the head after he was hit with a brick and several other people were hospitalised.

Meanwhile the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has released a report detailing the ignorance of the majority of the Zimbabweans on the existence and functions of the organ on National Healing and Reconciliation. The Forum indicates that 74% of the 3189 people from the 84 randomly selected constituencies are not aware of the existence of such an organ while the remainder have no confidence in it. It said the latter views the organ as being without the capacity or the will to purse the agenda.

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