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Exiled Siwela misses mother's burial
05 Aug 2016 at 08:53hrs | Views
Matabeleland Liberation Organisation (MLO) leader Paul Siwela, who is on a self-imposed exile failed to attend his late mother's burial at the weekend.
Siwela skipped bail while on treason charges in 2013 amid reports that State security agents were baying for his blood.
His mother Gezephi Dube was 82.
According to reports, Siwela said he could not risk returning to the country, as he feared being re-arrested or assassinated.
"I lost my mother and I am very devastated and pained that I could not attend her funeral because the Zimbabwe government could either arrest or kill me for my political convictions, which I am not ready to abandon," he is quoted saying.
"I am also told my father is ill. I am very devastated. However, all this does not distract me from my political goals.
"Zimbabwe has no future for me and the Matebeles and, thus, we are very determined to break away from Zimbabwe regardless of the cost. The means justify the end."
Siwela skipped bail while on treason charges in 2013 amid reports that State security agents were baying for his blood.
His mother Gezephi Dube was 82.
"I lost my mother and I am very devastated and pained that I could not attend her funeral because the Zimbabwe government could either arrest or kill me for my political convictions, which I am not ready to abandon," he is quoted saying.
"I am also told my father is ill. I am very devastated. However, all this does not distract me from my political goals.
"Zimbabwe has no future for me and the Matebeles and, thus, we are very determined to break away from Zimbabwe regardless of the cost. The means justify the end."
Source - Byo24News
