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Original Post Date: 2007-03-20 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
18 March 2007
By Gift Phiri
HARARE – Police officers loyal to President Robert Mugabe’s government killed an opposition supporter during a brutal crackdown on a prayer meeting in Highfield on Sunday, rounded up opposition leaders, held them incommunicado and tortured them.
In the small hours of Tuesday police shot and injured two mourners and fired teargas at the funeral of Gift Tandare.
Riots broke out in Harare, Mutare and Gweru as MDC supporters demanded the release of senior opposition figures Morgan Tsvangirai and Prof Arthur Mutambara, senior Save Zimbabwe Campaign officials and Dr Lovemore Madhuku, head of the National Constitutional Assembly.
Demonstrations took place in Pretoria and London to protest the brutal actions of the Mugabe regime.
Dozens were injured as police troops, backed by water canons and tanks, fired barrages of peppered water into the crowd before firing live ammunition at the unarmed civilians.
Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena said police took full responsibility for the shooting and that opposition coalition leaders were arrested as they were “going around inciting people to come and indulge in violent activities.”
Government deployed hovering military helicopters and armoured vehicles with machineguns mounted on rotating turrets backed more than 1,000 police officers to Highfield.
Despite this show of force, several thousands of people turn up for the Save Zimbabwe Coalition prayer meeting, that should have been exempt under the Public Order and Security Act (Chapter 11:17) from police clearance and that the regulating authorities had no power to stop the prayer meeting.
Despite this unambiguous position at law, police cordoned off the stadium and “suspected ringleaders” were rounded up and tortured.
Their lawyer, Alec Muchadehama said Tsvangirai fainted three times after a severe beating while Madhuku passed out after sustaining severe injuries. Madhuku was rushed to Parirenyatwa Hospital in need of urgent medical attention. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa, chairperson of the Combined Harare Residents Association Mike Davies and MDC deputy Treasurer Elton Mangoma were also savagely tortured in custody at Goromonzi Police Camp while Mutambara and MDC secretary general Tendai Biti were held at Avondale Police Station. MDC deputy International Relations secretary Grace Kwinjeh was in a critical condition after she was gruesomely assaulted at Braeside Police Station.
Human rights lawyer Harrison Nkomo was brutally assaulted as he attempted to provide legal assistance to the arrested activists.
Other Save Zimbabwe Campaign officials who were also arrested were Job Sikhala, Morgan Changamire, Willas Madzimure, Alois Dzvairo, Maddock Chivasa, Gladys Hlatshwayo, Manex Mauya, Rashid Mahiya and several other students from the University of Zimbabwe.
The assaults have received widespread international condemnation, with the notable exception of the South African government. US President George Bush’s government warned Mugabe’s government to ensure that those arrested came to no harm.
“We hold President Mugabe and the government of Zimbabwe accountable for the government’s actions today, and for the safety and well-being of those in custody,” said US state department spokesperson Sean McCormack.
Source: The Zimbabwean
URL: http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/viewinfo.cfm?l…/p>