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MDC press statement on the Chitungwiza disturbances
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
November 06, 2011
Today, the MDC was once again forced to cancel its rally at Chibuku
Stadium in Chitungwiza after unruly Zanu PF militia led by the notorious
Chipangano attacked the organisers of the rally.
For the record,
police had been advised of this rally and they had cleared it yet
there was absolutely no protection from the police.
The youths attacked
the MDC staff, organising the rally with iron bars, machetes, stones
and other crude weapons.
30 MDC supporters
who were going to the rally were attacked and injured by this group.
Seven activists have been admitted in a hospital in Harare, while
about 15 were referred to a Chitungwiza hospital for treatment.
Five MDC vehicles
and the party's public address system were destroyed with
part of the PA system looted. Money meant for paying essential services
for the event was looted.
The MDC is deeply
concerned by these activities, which are clearly designed to close
all the democratic space in Zimbabwe and prevent the MDC from carrying
out its lawful activities.
We are concerned
once more that these attacks were clearly meant to prevent our President
and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai from addressing
the people of Zimbabwe.
It is clear
that Zanu PF and its junta are terribly frightened of free and fair
elections and are engaging in these activities as a way to delay
the elections.
What has happened
over the past two weeks, bring to the fore the need to address all
the outstanding issues on the roadmap to a free and fair election,
which are:
- The total
eradication of all state sponsored violence, the return to the
rule of law, security sectors realignment and to democratise and
open up the media space.
Once again,
the MDC remains a non-violent party that will not engage in any
form of violence and will continue to castigate any violent whether
political or not.
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