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Original Post Date: 2008-05-09 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: The BeardedMan
Howzit
Mikhail Naim
“They have been accused of voting for the opposition. Most of them are either on the roadside or sheltering at some farms,” said Gertrude Hambira.
Earlier, a South African observer said the country was too violent to hold a run-off in the presidential election.
There are reports that the poll could be delayed by up to a year.“
Perhaps the thing that has really struck me (forgive the expression) is that the victims of the violence are not necessarily those who voted for, or are suspected of voting for the MDC.
On the internet today, I found two photographs that will prove my point.
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A 3 year old victim
Now I challenge the army, the police, the war veterans, the militia and the youth brigades to explain what these children have done to deserve being beaten. No doubt those who beat them will either deny it or say that they were proving a point to the parents.
Then there is the violence that is perpetrated against the people.
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“This population represents what might be termed the swing vote between the traditional (opposition) MDC strongholds in urban areas and the ZANU PF strongholds in the rural areas,” she said.
“They have been attacked by a group of militias wearing army uniforms,” said Ms Hambira, General Secretary of the General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe.
The army has denied allegations that it is involved in the violence.
“And somehow, Mugabe believes that because the allegations of violence was denied, that is an end to it…
“Mr Mugabe blames Zimbabwe‘s problems on a plot for the white farmers and their western backers to reclaim their land.
Kingsley Mamabolo said South African President Thabo Mbeki, who is trying to mediate in the crisis, had sent a fact-finding mission to the country.
“You cannot have the next round taking place in this atmosphere; it will not be helpful,” he said.“
The second round of the Presidential election – a straight one-on-one runoff between Mugabe and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai – could be delayed for as long as one year.
Yesterday, on Instablogs, I wrote an editorial called “Gukurahundi II – The Coming Storm“…
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I see that Mugabe’s number one fan, his close shamwari, Thabo Mbeki, is due to visit him in Harare, where, no doubt they will giggle like little schoolgirls at the violence Mugabe has unleashed on the Zimbabwean people.
When are SADC going to realise that Mbeki is the last person to mediate in any cross party talks? The man has admitted that he is a stalwart Mugabe-ite – ’nuff already!
Mbeki, the Southern African Development Community (SADC)s mediator on Zimbabwe, earlier this week dispatched senior aide Sydney Mufamadi to meet political players in Zimbabwe over violence that has broken out across the country since March 29 polls won by the opposition.
“He is coming to meet Mugabe and the opposition to discuss the violence and to try to see if there could be a kind of a way forward,” said one diplomat, who spoke on condition he was not named.
Both Mbekis spokesman Mukoni Ratshitanga and Mugabes spokesman George Charamba were not immediately available for comment on the matter.“
The question begs asking. Mugabe’s party lost the parliamentary responsibility and he lost the first round of the Presidential poll. What is there is discuss? What part about defeat did he not understand?
And yet he remains in power, having re-engineered the poll results so that a second round is necessary, whilst his military minions visit death, hurt and destruction on the Zimbabwean people.
“There is no crisis here,” Mbeki will say, with a huge grin whilst Mugabe grabs his hand in solidarity. (Considering that Mugabe hates homosexuals, he is not shy with his fawning all over Mbeki…)
“Political violence broke out in many parts of Zimbabwe almost immediately it became clear that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party had defeated Mugabe and his ZANU PF party in the March polls.
The MDC, Western governments and human rights groups have accused Mugabe of unleashing ZANU PF militias and the army to beat and torture Zimbabweans into backing him in a second round presidential ballot.
The run-off presidential election is due to be held at a yet unknown date after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said Tsvangirai defeated Mugabe but failed to garner more than 50 percent of the vote needed to take power under the countrys electoral laws.“
I refer back to my write-up on “Gukurahundi II – The Coming Storm” – and see if what I write doesn’t make sense…
“The Harare administration denies authorising violence and instead says it is the MDC that has carried out political violence to tarnish Mugabes name.
Mbeki, who controls Africas biggest economy and is Mugabes most important neighbour, is seen as best positioned to influence the Zimbabwean leader to back off from violence and remove all impediments to the democratic process.
However, Mbeki has faced criticism over his handling of the Zimbabwe crisis not least from the MDC, which says he has failed to apply pressure on Mugabe, and says he should be relieved of his duties as SADC chief mediator.“
Mugabe would have us believe that the MDC beat themselves up to make his party look nasty? I don’t think that the MDC have to do anything to tarnish the reputation of ZANU PF!
If I were in Zimbabwe and wrote daily as I do, no doubt I would be removed from civil society and ensconced in Chikurubi Prison. You see, in Zimbabwe, as a reporter, commentator or writer, all of you work has to conform to ZANU PF principles… nothing more, nothing less…
Davison Maruziva, the editor of the privately owned weekly The Standard that has often criticised Mugabes rule was still in police custody by late yesterday evening with no indication from the police when they intended taking him to court.
Also in police custody is international news agency photographer Howard Burditt who was arrested on Monday for allegedly using a satellite phone to transmit pictures.“
In Zimbabwe, you can be arrested for just about anything. Consider this. Mugabe moves around with a HUGE cavalcade, and they fly around the country with gay abandon. All pedestrians must stop while the cavalcade zooms past. You cannot even frown in its general direction – unless you are looking for a hiding.
I note that the editor is being charged with ‘falsehoods’. If the police would like a little more work, then arrest some of the writers at The Herald, the State mouthpiece that daily runs article upon article that are falsehoods.
“We are not yet sure when he will be taken to court or released but he is being charged with publishing falsehoods,” said Khumalo.
Earlier on Wednesday police arrested lawyer Harrison Nkomo for allegedly making an insulting statement against Mugabe in court.“
Grasping at straws is what the Mugabe regime is doing – the dying kicks of a trapped dog…
I read this article last evening, and as an ex-prosecutor working in Zimbabwe, I should have laughed out loud, if it weren’t for the seriousness of it all.
In a surprising development, the two WOZA members, Trust Moyo and Cynthia Ncube, who were arrested on Monday after a peaceful demonstration calling for an end to politically motivated violence, were taken to trial this afternoon at Bulawayo Magistrates Court.
The two had presented themselves to Bulawayo Central Police Station this morning as demanded as part of their conditions of release. They were informed that they would still be charged under Section 37 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act – ‘distributing materials likely to cause a breach of the peace’ and the police now had their documentation in order.“
Now, in an effort to show the shallowness of the Mugabe regime, the document that these women distributing, I have made available here… Have a look at it. Now, I ask you – what is it about the document that is a ‘breach of the peace’?
I have read articles in The Herald that are more vitriolic…
“The trial finally began in front of a packed court room (many of whom were WOZA members coming to give solidarity to their comrades) with Magistrate Rose Dube presiding. The charges stated that that the material that the two were carrying, namely a banner stating that ‘we want bread and roses’ and the Woza Moya newsletter, were obscene, abusive, threatening or insulting and intended a provoke a breach a peace. The line from the newsletter that the State had highlighted was “we immediately call on Robert Mugabe to hand over power to the winner of the presidential election, Morgan Tsvangirai”. The prosecutor attempted to argue that this line contravened laws that state that no one should announce the results of the election before the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).“
Obviously the prosecution is attempting to fly a kite indoors – and the wheels of the judiciary in Zimbabwe have been known to turn the wrong way and hand out convictions on innocent people.
But this case is pathetic.
This is just the police flexing their muscles. Instead of doing the real job of policing.
“Mr Kacaca Phulu from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights represented the two WOZA members. His defence was very simple; that none of the words or messages on any of the material carried was obscene, abusive, threatening or insulting. He went on to argue that contradictions in the Zimbabwean Electoral Act mean that people could interpret the clause in a Schedule of the Act as being correct. Therefore calling on Robert Mugabe to hand over power was not insulting the President but merely citizens exercising their right to an opinion.
The prosecutor tried to rebut by asking the court to consider the States feelings but was interrupted by Magistrate Dube who argued that this was not possible otherwise every Zimbabwean would be going through the courts for saying what they think.“
Hoisted by their own petard!
As the opposition alleged that 30 supporters had now been killed and a union leader said 40000 farmworkers and their dependents had been made homeless, the authorities played down the levels of violence.
Meanwhile, six days on from the announcement of results from an inconclusive March 29 presidential poll, there was still no word on when a second round should take place nor whether the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will participate.
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who believes he secured an overall majority over veteran President Robert Mugabe in the first round, has argued his rival is trying to spread fear in the population to ensure his victory in the run-off.“
ZANU PF admits the violence, but then attempts to side-step the issue by questioning the death toll. They assume that by playing down the number of dead, that their actions are then acceptable?
The moment that one person was beaten, one person assaulted, or one person died at the hands of ZANU PF, the whole thing should have been stopped in its tracks.
But seeing as the police are in bed with ZANU PF, they are unlikely, incapably and reluctant to do their job (upholding law and order in Zimbabwe), and the violence has escalated.
And I fully expect it to get a lot worse before it gets better.
“In its latest toll, the MDC said it now had information that 30 supporters had been killed by Mugabe supporters in attacks in rural areas.
“What is worrying is that each day comes with gory stories of how human beings are being treated,” said MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa.
“This is why we are appealing on bended knees to the international community to assist in ending the carnage.“
I am amazed that the police admit the deaths, but that only three are under investigation!
“Police spokesperson Wayne Bvudzijena admitted that almost 30 MDC members have been killed but questioned the death toll, saying “Of the 30,three of the cases had no basis whatsoever while others were under investigation.“
At the very least, under correct police procedure, the remaining 27 deaths have to be documented under a Sudden Death Docket, and these have to be signed off by a magistrate to confirm that there was no foul play in the deaths.
Has this been done? Have magistrates written off the deaths of 27 people? Without criminal prosecution – or at least any investigation?
I have asked before if Zimbabwean lives are worth less than lives elsewhere in Africa – or the world. But now it would appear that MDC lives are worth less than lives anywhere else in the world.
In some cases, the dead people were ordered buried by the perpetrators. Unacceptable.
At the risk of becoming repetitive – “Gukurahundi II – The Coming Storm“.
The recount was earlier believed to have been an attempt by President Robert Mugabe to rig the poll. But when it ended, the Movement for Democratic Change, MDC, still had 109 parliamentary seats to ZANU PFs 97; and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai still had more votes than Mugabe – but not enough to avoid a run-off.
Before ZANU PF demanded a recount, Mugabe consulted with the Joint Operations Command – which includes the heads of the army, police, intelligence and prisons service – and the ZANU-PF politburo, the party’s supreme decision-making body.
“I have often written about the sleight of hand that Mugabe practises in Zimbabwe. Whilst the world’s attention is elsewhere – 9/11, the death of the Pope, the Tsunami – he pulls of some of the most audacious acts against his own people.
Whilst the world watched and waited for the parliamentary recounts to be conducted, Mugabe was busy setting out his stall for what was to come.
“They said while attention was on the recount, Mugabe, with advice from his securocrats, was moving with speed to deploy about 200 senior army personnel to lead a violent campaign of retribution in former ZANU PF rural strongholds which had shifted allegiance to the opposition.
Part of the apparent strategy was the order to arrest a number of polling officers, allegedly for defrauding ZANU PF and Mugabe during the counting of the ballot papers. The arrests, it seems, were intended to dissuade teachers and headmasters from doing the same task for ZEC in the run-off, on the grounds that the job was risky.
ZANU PF insiders said Mugabe intended winning the second round of the presidential race overwhelmingly and then staying on for about 18 months before handing over to Emmerson Mnangagwa, the current minister of rural housing and social amenities who serves as the ZANU PF secretary for justice and legal affairs.“
Electoral trickery can only be performed properly (if there is such a phrase) if all participants are in place. We have seen the escalation of violence, and the deaths of MDC supporters. And it sickens us all.
And there are a total of 105 petitions before the courts concerning the parliamentary vote results. These will somehow be done at the judiciary’s leisure, and before we know it, a number of months will have gone by, during which time Mugabe will have built up his forces around the country.
Once the date for a runoff is announced, expect the violence to go into overdrive.
“The recount demand “was a tactical retreat; it gave (Mugabe) time to re-organise while all eyes were on the recount”, said Takura Zhangazha, a political analyst and acting director of the Zimbabwe chapter of the Media Institute of Southern African.
“While people waited for the outcome of the recount, believing ZEC would reverse the MDCs gains in parliament, the country was being militarised… That’s why we have soldiers, the youth militia and the state security agents running amok in rural areas. It is a part of a wider strategy for a presidential run-off which Mugabe desperately wants to win.”
Which is cause for some serious concern. But the international community remains seated, watching impersonally, without any urge to rush to the Zimbabwean population’s assistance.
“All this was done while you people waited for the recount,” said a ZANU PF politburo member, who spoke on condition he would not be named. “There is also mobilisation of financial and social resources such as food for the masses as we want nothing short of an outright victory. We cannot allow ourselves to give a puppet this country on a silver platter.“
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“Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe should not be part of any post election settlement in Zimbabwe and he must go. This is the view of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Secretary-General, Tendai Biti.
Biti was addressing a packed audience at a seminar organised by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation at the Centre for the Book last night. Biti says Mugabe’s time is up and he cannot be part of any post election settlement. The MDC has criticised the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the international community for their failure to help change Zimbabwe.
Biti warned businessmen doing business with the ZANU PF government, saying an MDC government will not honour such transactions. Also taking part in the seminar was the member of the Zimbabwean Crisis Committee Elinor Sisulu.“
It is sad that the international community, and the African leaders have deemed it not a priority to do something about Zimbabwe. Obviously, the question must be asked – what can anyone do about Zimbabwe? Without going in and stopping Mugabe – which would cause some consternation – what else is there that the international of African community can do?
Anything done without Mugabe’s blessing will be seen as dictatorial and will have all manner of allegations levelled against it. Mugabe is angry enough without adding to the problem.
This is caused by the failure of the watching world to put a stop to this debauchery years ago.
So I ask again… What exactly can the free world do – apart from sending in the UN – which will be blocked at every turn by Mugabe?
Take care.
‘debvhu
Source: http://thebeardedman.blogspot.com/2008/05/friday-9th-may-2008.html