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Attack on war vets irks Chamisa
05 Mar 2016 at 08:17hrs | Views
Kuwadzana MDC-T MP Nelson Chamisa has expressed disaproval over the attack on the war veterans by the police saying the act underrated the former freedom fighters.
Speaking in parliament Chamisa asked Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa who was the acting Leader of the Housem over the attack of war veteransd by the police.
"Chinamasa we were pained by what happened, the torment and torture given to the war veterans who were showered with hot water and also tear gas and yet they are respectable people. There is no country without war veterans," he said.
"If the war veterans are ill treated in such a way, what is the Government saying to the torture given to the war veterans? We did not fight the war because we were young and we are now pained when we see that the war veterans are being tortured. Hon. Chinamasa, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, what do you say to such torment to war veterans?"
Chinamasa said President Robert Mugabe apologised to the war veterans for what had happened and in the course of his explanation he apportioned blame as to what happened.
"What happened is very regrettable and I hope that in future, incidents of that nature will not occur," he said..
Speaking in parliament Chamisa asked Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa who was the acting Leader of the Housem over the attack of war veteransd by the police.
"Chinamasa we were pained by what happened, the torment and torture given to the war veterans who were showered with hot water and also tear gas and yet they are respectable people. There is no country without war veterans," he said.
Chinamasa said President Robert Mugabe apologised to the war veterans for what had happened and in the course of his explanation he apportioned blame as to what happened.
"What happened is very regrettable and I hope that in future, incidents of that nature will not occur," he said..
Source - Byo24News
