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Zanu
PF at it again
Movement
for Democratic Change
March 24,
2010
The police have
for the past two weeks arrested scores of MDC supporters across
the country on trumped-up charges in a worrying partisan move as
cases of Zanu PF-instigated violence against MDC members are on
the increase.
Reports coming
in show that, 10 MDC supporters from Mutasa North are detained at
Mutare Remand Prison in Manicaland province after they were arrested
last week on trumped-up political violence charges.
The 10 are;
Godfrey Samhare, Enerst Maringa, Masai Mandeya, Noah Mwamuka, Agnes
Mtetwa, Zvishamiso Mandeya, Tendai Mawende, Michael Mheredza, Luckson
Samhere and Lovemore Zvarevamambo.
Another 12 from
the same area are facing the same charges and are detained at Ruda
Police Station in Mutasa and are yet to appear in court despite
being in police custody for two weeks.
The 12 are;
Enia Mawende, Maria Sigauke, Melody Mabvirakare, Listen Shoko, Violet
Mose, Martha Mushunje, Tedy Mwamuka, Barbra Bote, Maria Nyamunda,
Cecilia Matere, Agnes Tumbakonde and Florence Kamundimu. One of
the arrested women is pregnant.
They are being
held under bad conditions at Ruda police station and are being charged
with violence and disturbing a Zanu PF rally in the area.
Mutasa North
MP, Hon. David Chimhini said he was worried by the selective application
of the law.
"There
is a selective application of the law because serious and worse
things have happened and we have evidence of real political violence
in Ward 4 in Mandeya, where people were brutalised and beaten up
by known soldiers. But the people have not been arrested."
There are similar
reports of an upsurge of violence in other rural areas, such as
in Mudzi in Mashonaland East and in Masvingo. The violence has been
initiated by Zanu PF ahead of the forthcoming Constitutional outreach
programmes.
In Epworth,
Harare, two MDC youth activists were seriously injured in a hit-and-run
on Saturday while walking off the roadway.
Alice Banda
and Rutendo Bvute were taken to hospital and are sure that it was
a punishment attack by the Zanu PF militia.
Banda has a
deep head wound, now with eight stitches, severe grazing on her
right shoulder, and extensive bruising while Bvuke has a dislocated
shoulder and elbow.
The pair had
just distributed clothes to some Epworth youths.
Another MDC
activist, Arefa Muronda was attacked and wounded on Monday by six
Zanu PF youths at Golden Valley mine in Kadoma for wearing MDC party
regalia. The Zanu PF thugs were led by Shepard Tinashe Marimanyika.
Meanwhile, in
Epworth and Harare South, Zanu PF militia bases have been re-opened
under the guise of licensed wood-selling businesses, run by Zanu
PF youths.
The bases are:
Donoro in Ward 2, Harare South; in Epworth Ward 7 - Garakara and
Mai Mawire, Ward 6 - Makandira, Ward 5 - Kadumbu and
Solani, and Ward 4 - Reuben.
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