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Original Post Date: 2002-11-04 Posted By: Jan
From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 11/4/2002 11:36:47 PM
Reprisals at Insiza, Zimbabwe
Insiza – As Zanu PF basks in the glory of what they call a resounding victory over the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Insiza last weekend, weary villagers say the whole electoral exercise was a mere sham. Villagers who escaped the constituency this week told The Standard that violence in the area still continues unabated as Zanu PF supporters and its youth militia intensify a witch-hunt to sniff out MDC supporters from the constituency. The ruling party has started a retribution exercise to harass and force opposition supporters to denounce the MDC and join Zanu PF. “The Zanu PF youths have given us two weeks to surrender all MDC material and join Zanu PF and they have started moving around the district punishing suspected opposition supporters. “Despite their winning the seat, which we think was on unjust grounds, they continue to intensify violence in the area and we are being beaten up night and day as they continue searching for MDC sympathisers and polling agents,” said a villager who declined to be named for fear of victimisation.
On Monday Zanu PF supporters are reported to have rounded up 11 MDC polling agents from their homes and severely assaulted them. According to villagers, many people are now spending nights in the bush for fear of being attacked by the Zanu PF youth militias. “The happenings of Gukurahundi have resurfaced once again. How can the government use our own children, whom we have sent to be trained in the name of national service, to beat us up and attack us at night?” said Baba Sibanda who declined to give his first name. Villagers in Insiza feel that the election was stolen as the electorate was manipulated to vote for Zanu PF if they did not want to be killed and have their homes burnt. “Our village headmen pleaded with us to vote for Zanu PF or there would be no peace in the area. However, what is shocking us is that despite their victory violence is still prevalent and is getting worse,” said another villager. “They have forced us to vote for their candidate and he has won, we are not sure what they want from us now.” “We knew Zanu PF was winning because they told us to vote for them. They gave us food, something that the MDC could not do, and told us that if we voted for the opposition then we would starve,” said Melusi Msipha, a villager in the constituency.
The Standard had difficulty interviewing villagers as most shied away from questions asked by this reporter. However, the few that spoke to this paper had horrific tales to tell. A man who identified himself as Zimutho told The Standard that there was a lot of violence in some districts in the constituency during the elections, where a number of MDC sympathisers were beaten up and arrested. “Silalatshani, Filabusi and Mahole were the areas most affected with violence during the elections. Shops in Mahole were attacked and destroyed with some being burned down whilst the electorate in Silaltshani were stoned by the militia,” said Zimutho. MDC spokesman, Paul Temba-Nyathi, said his party would challenge the outcome of the poll as there was overwhelming evidence pointing to a flawed electoral process. “We are definitely contesting these results because the situation is crying out for us to do something. This is another seat stolen from us by the government, only it is so much in the open that people can see it,” said Nyathi.
According to Nyathi, war-vets in Insiza are still maintaining a reign of terror. He said the number of cases of villagers being beaten up and tortured continues to increase. “We have a number of villagers who have managed to escape from Insiza and their reports are just so appalling. The situation of violence in the constituency continues to worsen as people are being raided night and day in search for MDC members.” He dismissed the existence of democracy in the nation saying it had been destroyed by Zanu PF. Meanwhile addressing a victory celebration in Insiza on Friday, President Robert Mugabe said the people of Insiza had refused to be deceived by the “British sponsored” MDC which championed the cause of the minority whites. Mugabe also attacked British Prime Minister Tony Blair for meddling in Zimbabwe’s internal affairs and attempting to influence the outcome of the Insiza poll through his High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, Brian Donnelly.
Source:Zimbabwe Standard
Published:Sun 3-Nov-2002
Author: Cynthia Mahwite
URL: http://www.zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID…br>