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Original Post Date: 2010-07-29 Time: 22:00:02 Posted By: News Poster
By Alex Bell
The harassment of MDC members is continuing across the country amid widespread fears that ZANU PF has started an early election campaign.
MDC deputy organising secretary, Senator Morgen Komichi, was arrested on Wednesday at Lupane police station in Matabeleland North province, on charges of communicating so-called ‘falsehoods’. Komichi had gone to Lupane after being told to report to the police station last week, where he was apparently wanted for questioning about comments he made at a party rally in Hwange earlier this year.
Human rights lawyer Alec Muchadehama, who is representing Komichi, told SW Radio Africa on Thursday that his client spent Wednesday night at Lupane police station and was expected to appear in court soon. Komichi is being charged with contravening Section 31A III of the Criminal Law (Codification) and Reform Act when he addressed the rally in February. The police are accusing Komichi of ‘communicating falsehoods’ and ‘undermining the police’ by accusing the provincial police, led by Edmore Veterai, of confiscating three MDC vehicles in 2008.
Muchadehama explained that in the run up to the sham June 2008 presidential run-off elections, Lupane police impounded MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai’s campaign vehicle and two others, belonging to the Matabeleland North province and the Youth Assembly. The three vehicles are still at Lupane police station.
“At this point I do not know exactly when my client will be in court, because the police have indicated they might take him to court in Hwange where the rally was, for his remand hearing,” Muchadehama said on Thursday.
The lawyer said the charges against Komichi are nothing more than “political harassment,” explaining that police across the country are always impounding MDC vehicles. He said that regardless of the formation of the unity government, “we can see the selective application of the law against the MDC, we can see political persecution.”
“It is business as usual for the police,” Muchadehama said.
Meanwhile, the MDC on Thursday said that an MDC activist in Insiza district of Matabeleland South had been threatened with death by a group of ZANU PF supporters. The group was led by the deputy minister of Public Service and Insiza North MP, Andrew Langa. The activist, Sitshengisiwe Ndlovu, had apparently asked the local Constitutional Parliamentary Committee (COPAC) team if people would be safe after making their contributions during the public consultations. Langa, the village headman Magaba and a Ward 17 ZANU PF youth activist only identified as Ernest, visited Ndlovu at her homestead and threatened her with death on Wednesday night.
“Fearing for her life, she has since relocated to Filabusi,” the MDC said.
The party added in a statement that in Midlands South, soldiers and war vets closed down local shops and forced residents to attend a ZANU PF meeting at Mutasa growth point in Mberengwa. The ZANU PF meeting was meant to ‘articulate’ the ZANU PF position on the constitution and “those who refused to attend the meeting were threatened with death.”
The process to garner public opinion on a new constitution has been blighted by harassment, intimidation and violence against MDC supporters. Observers and analysts have said that ZANU PF is ‘electioneering’ in preparation for polls many believe will be called next year.
Exiled journalist Tanonoka Joseph Whande said on Thursday that the end result of the constitutional outreach exercise has already been compromised because of the ZANU PF sponsored campaign of violence and harassment already underway.
“As long as Mugabe has the authority, which he illegally still does have, then it doesn’t matter what constitution he wants,” Whande said. “The MDC are at fault here for not ensuring that their supporters would be safe, before allowing this process to begin.”
Original date published: 29 July 2010
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201007291017.html?viewall=1