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WATCH: Cops kick Dabengwa's candles
22 Oct 2017 at 15:20hrs | Views
Heavily armed Zimbabwe Republic Police's Anti Riot police, CIO, CID and suspected Army officers bared Zapu President Dumiso Dabengwa from attending a Gukurahundi atrocities commemoration.
A local community-based organization, IBhetshu LikaZulu, had organized the commemorations which were supposed to be held at Bhalagwe, Kezi in Matebeleland South. Ibhetshu LikaZulu felt it was necessary to do a prayer in remembrance of those who were killed by Mugabe's fifth brigade Army for being Ndebele
Police had earlier on sanctioned the public event.
Bhalagwe is one of the many sites Gukurahundi massacres which were perpetuated by President Robert Mugabe in the early 1980's in Matebeleland and Midlands provinces.
The former Home Affairs minister and his entourage were blocked from going to the site of the commemorations.
A local community-based organization, IBhetshu LikaZulu, had organized the commemorations which were supposed to be held at Bhalagwe, Kezi in Matebeleland South. Ibhetshu LikaZulu felt it was necessary to do a prayer in remembrance of those who were killed by Mugabe's fifth brigade Army for being Ndebele
Bhalagwe is one of the many sites Gukurahundi massacres which were perpetuated by President Robert Mugabe in the early 1980's in Matebeleland and Midlands provinces.
The former Home Affairs minister and his entourage were blocked from going to the site of the commemorations.
Source - online
