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Original Post Date: 2004-05-21 Time: 15:41:32 Posted By: Jan
[I still say Rob Bennett gave them what they deserved. For once, a white man punched them in their filthy lying mouths shortly after they told their sanctimonious lies. Now they have huge rent-a-crowds ganging up against One White Man and saying he should be thrown out of the country. Jan]
IN an outburst of anger spilling out of acrimonious parliamentary events following MDC legislator, Roy Bennett's assault on two cabinet ministers, Zanu PF supporters yesterday demonstrated at Parliament Building and at the opposition's Harvest House headquarters. Hundreds of the ruling party supporters were ferried to the points of the demonstrations in trucks, chanting anti-Bennett songs. The demonstration, in which some property at Harvest House was destroyed, was meant to register the party's anger against Bennett who on Tuesday assaulted Zanu PF legislators Patrick Chinamasa and Didymus Mutasa in parliament. It could not be established whether police clearance had been obtained prior to the protests, in accordance with the Public Order and Security Act (POSA). Chinamasa is the leader of the House as well as the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, while Mutasa is the Minister in charge of the Anti-Corruption and Anti-Monopolies portfolio. The demonstration started just after 1400 hours, when parliament was about to sit. The eastern entrance to parliament along Nelson Mandela was blocked as the demonstrators waited for MDC MPs, particularly Bennett, and harassed ordinary motorists in the process.
The few MDC MPs who attended the parliamentary session yesterday had to use the western entrance along Kwame Nkrumah Avenue. Senior Zanu PF and government officials, among them Amos Midzi, the Minister of Mines and Mining Development and Zanu PF chairman for Harare province, and Witness Mangwende, the resident minister for Harare metropolitan province, addressed the demonstrators. Mangwende said Bennett should never set his foot in Harare province, while there were also calls for him to leave the country, even though the legislator, who is a former staunch member of Zanu PF, insisted on Wednesday that Zimbabwe is his home. Said Mangwende: “Bennett akabvumidzwa sei kubuda apa musi wacho? Uye ndanzwa kuti nezuro anga ari pano paparliament, akabvumidzwa sei? Isu hatichada kumuona muHarare province kubvira nhasi,”(How is it that Bennett was allowed to leave parliament on the day (when he assaulted the ministers)? Why was he allowed to attend parliament yesterday? Forthwith, we don't want to see him in Harare province.)” The crowd waved banners that read: “Bennett must live parliament & our country”, “Zimbabwe can do without Bennett”, “We condemn disrespect of parliament,” “Bennett's head now”, “Expel Parliament Malcontents” and “MDC now dead and buried”.
The demonstrators later went to Harvest House, with police escort, where they went on the rampage and destroyed screen doors and windows at the opposition party's offices. The rowdy crowd sporadically harassed motorists, especially whites who were either driving or walking. Government ministers and Zanu PF MPs waved their fists at the demonstrators as they disembarked from their respective cars when they arrived for the afternoon session, in a gesture of solidarity. MDC spokesman Paul Themba Nyathi said what was more disturbing was that police had actually escorted the crowd but did nothing. “It's absolutely appalling that police actually escorted the crowd which later stoned our offices, and that no arrests have been made,” said Nyathi. “What is more disturbing is that police searched our offices claiming that some of the people who had stoned our offices had been kidnapped by our supporters, what an insult!” No comment could be obtained from police as chief police spokesman, Assistant Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena was said to be in hospital. His junior, Superintendent Oliver Mandipaka declined to comment saying he had not obtained a report relating to the protest. A parliamentary committee has already been set up to look into the conduct of Bennett but the leader of the opposition in parliament, Gibson Sibanda said Bennett's conduct was a personal reaction and did not reflect the thinking of the MDC. He, however, said Chinamasa's remarks were in bad taste, when he accused Bennett's forefathers of being murderers and thieves.
Source: ZWNEWS.COM