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Zanu-PF hooligans defy eviction and assault police
30 Oct 2011 at 17:07hrs | Views
A group of Zanu-PF youths last week reportedly broke into a building they had once illegally occupied in Bulawayo, then assaulted the police officer who tried to intervene.
It's believed the thugs want to re-occupy the offices in order to monitor activities at the MDC-T office further down the street.
SW Radio Africa correspondent Lionel Saungweme said Elons Court at the corner of main Street and Third Avenue was invaded by thugs who lived there illegally for over a year, claiming this was part of Zanu-PF's "indigenous empowerment".
Saungweme said a property management firm responsible for the building took these illegal tenants to court, and the police were ordered to lock the gate until the case was finalized. But on Thursday a notorious Zanu-PF thug named Butho Gatsi and his gang allegedly broke the lock and went inside.
A traffic cop in uniform, who happened to be passing by, went over to investigate when he noticed the commotion. "According to witnesses, Butho Gatsi slapped the policeman and the other Zanu-PF youths laughed at him," our SW correspondent said.
It's believed the thugs want to re-occupy the offices in order to monitor activities at the MDC-T office further down the street.
Saungweme said a property management firm responsible for the building took these illegal tenants to court, and the police were ordered to lock the gate until the case was finalized. But on Thursday a notorious Zanu-PF thug named Butho Gatsi and his gang allegedly broke the lock and went inside.
A traffic cop in uniform, who happened to be passing by, went over to investigate when he noticed the commotion. "According to witnesses, Butho Gatsi slapped the policeman and the other Zanu-PF youths laughed at him," our SW correspondent said.
Source - swradio
