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Mugabe threatens MDCs with army
19 May 2012 at 09:54hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe has threatened that the army will not allow the two MDCs to change what he said are the sacred colours of the national flag.
Addressing thousands of people at the launch of the Gwanda Community Share Ownership Trust Scheme on Friday, Mugabe said the national flag and anthem were not to be tampered with under whatever circumstances.
"If these parties want to change the colours of the national flag that symbolise the gains of the liberation struggle, then they are a threat to their own existence. Those parties will not live. The national anthem also symbolises of freedom and will not be changed," said Mugabe.
Mugabe accused the former opposition parties of attempting to remove the red colour from the national flag, saying this would never be tolerated as it symbolises the blood lost during the liberation war.
Mugabe's threats echo those of the army generals who have issued statements threatening those whom they perceive as going against the principles of Zanu-PF.
The senior army officers have openly said they support Zanu-PF and would go all the way to ensure its philosophies are inculcated in both army recruits and civilians.
Addressing thousands of people at the launch of the Gwanda Community Share Ownership Trust Scheme on Friday, Mugabe said the national flag and anthem were not to be tampered with under whatever circumstances.
"If these parties want to change the colours of the national flag that symbolise the gains of the liberation struggle, then they are a threat to their own existence. Those parties will not live. The national anthem also symbolises of freedom and will not be changed," said Mugabe.
Mugabe accused the former opposition parties of attempting to remove the red colour from the national flag, saying this would never be tolerated as it symbolises the blood lost during the liberation war.
Mugabe's threats echo those of the army generals who have issued statements threatening those whom they perceive as going against the principles of Zanu-PF.
The senior army officers have openly said they support Zanu-PF and would go all the way to ensure its philosophies are inculcated in both army recruits and civilians.
Source - Byo24News
