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MDC
leader Shephered Jani murdered, mutilated body dumped in Goromonzi
Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe
(CCDZ)
May 25, 2008
The Centre
for Community Development in Zimbabwe (CCDZ) is shocked at the callous
murder of yet another community leader, Shepherd Jani, who was abducted
at his offices at Murewa Centre on Wednesday morning by suspected
Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) operatives. The Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC) treasurer for Mashonaland East province
was abducted at gunpoint and bundled into a pick-up truck by four
men.Reports received by the CCDZ indicate that Jani's mutilated
body was discovered yesterday (24 May) in Goromonzi, the same area
where the body
of Tonderai Ndira,another civic activist who was abducted
by CIOs was discovered before it was taken to Parirenyatwa hospital
in Harare.
We are in great pain because to us Jani was more than a community
leader whom we relied upon to run our programmes in Murewa and the
entire Mashonaland East province.The leadership of CCDZ is shell
shocked by this barbaric act and urges the government to investigate
the murder of Jani and other civic activists who have been murdered
since the 29 March elections. Jani showed and demonstrated ethical
leadership and was committed to positively impact the lives of ordinary
citizens. We urge immediate investigation and the prosecution of
the criminal gangs that are targeting prominent community leaders
to instill fear in the whole electorate. The attacks against the
civic leaders are systematic and targeting opinion leaders within
communities to instill fear in the electorate and make it difficult
for people to identify with the MDC.
CCDZ urges the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leadership
to take a firm stand on the political impasse in Zimbabwe. We urge
SADC to set up a Regional Criminal Tribunal to investigate the ongoing
human rights abuses and bring the instigators to justice. We urge
the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open investigations and
issue warrant of arrests against the known politicians in Zimbabwe
who are instigating human rights abuses. The people of Zimbabwe
are being butchered for exercising their democratic right to political
participation.
We mourn Jani and grief with the entire Jani family in Murewa.We
say go well! Hamba kahle! You are our hero! The tree of liberty
that you decided to water with your blood shall forever grow.
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fact
sheet
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