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Political persecution of 29 MDC members gone too far
Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC)
April
13, 2012
The MDC notes
with great concern the release on bail by the High Court of six
police officers who are facing serious murder charges after they
fatally assaulted a mineworker in Shamva last month.
What is of grave
worry to the MDC is that the same courts have denied granting bail
to 29 MDC members who are facing false
charges of murdering a police officer in Glen View, Harare last
year in May.
Most of the
MDC members have been in remand for nearly a year in very appalling
conditions of overcrowding, inadequate food and sanitary facilities
as the High Court through Justice Chinembiri Bhunu denies them bail.
Their continued
incarceration is a well-orchestrated political persecution and victimisation
of the MDC and its members.
What we find
unusual is that the same High Court on Thursday this week, granted
a mere US$50 bail to the Shamva police officers who abused their
powers as public officers and assaulted mineworkers at Ashley mine,
fatally assaulting Luxmore Chivambo.
As the MDC,
our position is that Zimbabwe is expected to deliver democracy,
full freedom for all, equality before the law and justice at individual
level. It must help to ensure that all public officials appreciate
that, in a democratic society, government must please the people
- not the other way round. Clearly the justice system is not
doing this now and it is must be transformed.
Thursday events
are clearly a travesty to the delivery of justice in the country.
The MDC finds
it ridiculous that innocent people like the 29 MDC members are denied
their right to freedom for a year while police officers who committed
murder in front of hundreds of eyewitnesses are granted bail after
only one week in remand prison.
As the MDC,
we stand by our members as they have no case to answer and are only
being persecuted for fighting for real change in Zimbabwe.
However, the continued persecution of the MDC members has now reached
alarming and ridiculous levels and is raising a lot of unnecessary
eyebrows, which are detrimental to the good health of the inclusive
government.
We find it unnecessary
the charade that the Attorney General and his officers are playing
under the guise of public prosecution on charges which they know
in their hearts that they have no credible evidence.
As the MDC,
we are against the State and the judiciary's manoeuvres in
continuing to imprison, persecute and harass innocent and peace
loving Zimbabweans whose only crimes are to be members of a political
party that is fighting to bring about democratisation to Zimbabwe.
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