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Chihuri should not be re-appointed - MDC-T
20 Jan 2012 at 11:41hrs | Views
Premier Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC says Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri should not be re-appointed as police chief because of his alleged selective application of the law, numerous human rights violations and partisan approach to law enforcement.
Chihuri's contract, together with that of Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Constantine Chiwenga, expires at the end of this month, while Prisons Services Commissioner retired Major-General Paradzai Zimondi, Air Force commander Air Marshal Perance Shiri and Zimbabwe National Army commander Lieutenant-General Philip Sibanda's tenures end in February.
The two MDC formations have said they will fight President Robert Mugabe legally, politically and regionally if he re-appoints the service chiefs without consulting Tsvangirai.
The GPA stipulates that the president should consult the prime minister when making key appointments.
The MDC-T has indicated that the expiry of the contracts gave the inclusive government an opportunity to get rid of Chihuri, who took over from Henry Mukurazhizha in 1991 as acting commissioner before assuming the position on a full time basis in 1993.
Chihuri's actions, the party says, were in violation of the GPA.
Police spokesperson assistant police commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena refused to comment on the allegations.
In a 28-page document titled "Partisan Policing" detailing various violations allegedly committed by the police between 1999 and 2011, the MDC-T accused Chihuri of making inflammatory statements which undermine the letter and spirit of the GPA.
Chihuri's contract, together with that of Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Constantine Chiwenga, expires at the end of this month, while Prisons Services Commissioner retired Major-General Paradzai Zimondi, Air Force commander Air Marshal Perance Shiri and Zimbabwe National Army commander Lieutenant-General Philip Sibanda's tenures end in February.
The two MDC formations have said they will fight President Robert Mugabe legally, politically and regionally if he re-appoints the service chiefs without consulting Tsvangirai.
The GPA stipulates that the president should consult the prime minister when making key appointments.
Chihuri's actions, the party says, were in violation of the GPA.
Police spokesperson assistant police commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena refused to comment on the allegations.
In a 28-page document titled "Partisan Policing" detailing various violations allegedly committed by the police between 1999 and 2011, the MDC-T accused Chihuri of making inflammatory statements which undermine the letter and spirit of the GPA.
Source - independent
