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NERA, ZRP to clash over Wednesday rally
04 Apr 2017 at 04:27hrs | Views
A planned feedback rally by opposition parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) has been blocked by police in Harare over security concerns.
The rally had been scheduled to take place at Africa Unity Square in the Central Business District, but police ordered Nera members to meet at an open space opposite the Harare Showgrounds.
Nera legal representative and MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora said they might be forced to oblige with the police directive.
"They (Joint Operations Command) said we should continue with our feedback rally, but they said we should move to Freedom Square because there is an international ministerial conference at Meikles Hotel," he said as quoted by NewsDay.
He said the rally is still on on Wednesday but the venue is still to be agreed on.
In March, police sanctioned the rally, but imposed stringent conditions reportedly to curb incidents of violence.
The rally had been scheduled to take place at Africa Unity Square in the Central Business District, but police ordered Nera members to meet at an open space opposite the Harare Showgrounds.
Nera legal representative and MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora said they might be forced to oblige with the police directive.
"They (Joint Operations Command) said we should continue with our feedback rally, but they said we should move to Freedom Square because there is an international ministerial conference at Meikles Hotel," he said as quoted by NewsDay.
In March, police sanctioned the rally, but imposed stringent conditions reportedly to curb incidents of violence.
Source - NEWSDAY
