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forced evictions in Chegutu as communicated by Ben Freeth and Bruce
Campbell
David
Drury
July 28, 2008
These acts took
place whilst we were in Windhoek and apparently continue after our
return. We were away for 15 - 19 July 2008.
The new developments
are summary visits by beneficiaries invading operational farms on
the strength of "offer letters"* signed by "Minister"
Mutasa in April after Parliament had been dissolved and dished out
by Kunonga the Chief Lands Officer in Chegutu.
The farmers affected - as reported to me are - Brian Bronkhorst
of Chegutu (on a farm near Mt Carmel, but not the one which he lives
in) ; Kobus Joubert, whose house was broken into and property looted
i.e. food et al; Thomas Beattie (on a farm which his son Douglas
Beattie occupies).
Kunonga acted on the
offer letters belatedly. These fresh invasions or fresh acts took
place on Monday 21 July 2008.
Bronkhorst was given
until today 24 July 2008 to vacate; Joubert was to clear off 23
July 2008 and Beattie has apparently been given 10 days to vacate.
Kunonga apparently
approached Pete Breitenstein - another Chegutu farmer - for diesel
or fuel as Kunonga wanted the "fuel to distribute offer letters
for 'his friends'". Breitenstein has declined to provide the
fuel according to Bruce Campbell.
I have not been able
to personally verify these reports but have no reason to suppose
that they are false. I am further advised that Police Chegutu decline
to react to the various complaints of criminal trespass, looting
and so on. Perhaps there is yet another policy shift.
Whilst Gilbert
Moyo, the notorious Pickstone war veteran who was given carte blanche
to wreck havoc in Chegutu from his militia base camp at Pickstone
(he is beneficiary of Masterpiece Farm, formerly occupied by Dave
Ullyett) for the period March to end of June 2008 has been arrested
and Mike Campbell's Prado recovered, and upwards of 70 other so-called
criminals who were in one way or another tied up with the evictions
and looting that took place against Nicolson, Nicolle's, Seaman,
Etheridge, Meredith / Frank Trott and others, the state on the July
2008 act Chegutu Magistrates Court before Magistrate Ndowera by
consent released 38 "accused" withdrawing charges before
plea, holding on to a handful of attended.
Known police dockets
for some of the attended are Shingirai Bobo Makoni and Elias John
Masalethulini (the latter being the Zanu PF Youth Chairman for Chegutu)
are on remand under CID 135/56/2008. The evidence listed is being
found in possession of weapons. He held 17 in all, stolen from various
farmers and had a veritable arsenal of weapons. Apart from that
he was also found with computers, fridges and so on. Masalethulini
was found in possession of stolen household goods as well as four
weapons.
Gilbert Moyo who spearheaded
many of the atrocities is held under Chegutu case 200/06/2008, investigated
by D. Sgt Majecha, Chegutu CRB 872-3/08 refers.
He is charged
with robbery as defined in Section 126 of the Criminal
Law Codification Reform Act Cap 9:23 (8 counts thus far).
Quite why he is not charged
with attempted murder is a complete mystery being knowingly associated
or directly fired at Ben Freeth on Mt Carmel on Sunday 20 June 2008
and Bruce Campbell and others during the course of the afternoon
and night.
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