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Army brutalise Kwekwe residents
06 Dec 2017 at 02:00hrs | Views
Several Kwekwe residents are reportedly admitted at Kwekwe General Hospital after they were brutalised by the military some because they had no voter registration slips.
This was revealed by former MDC-T legislator Settlement Chikwinya who said it is sad that the nation continues to witness the brutality of the new "era" of military torture.
"I visited the Male surgical ward of Kwekwe General Hospital where more than half of the patients admitted are victims of brutality by Military personnel deployed in and around Kwekwe suburbs mostly Mbizo and Amaveni. I equally had a heart to heart talk with one of the Victims( name withheld) who was brutalised at Mbizo 5 Dutch bus stop on Friday night simply because he did not have a voter registration certificate," he said.
"With Mugabe's fall we all had hope for a new era devoid of disrespect of each other but rather one with an abundance of happiness and equal opportunities. It is my hope that ED (President Emmerson Mnangagwa) will get this message at some point. This Military personnel are not doing him any favour. At some point the people will speak and it begins with these small incidences. Gukurahundi started with these small acts and I can not be wrong to conclude that if unchecked the situation can easily deteriorate to the Gukurahundi levels."
He said the Police are refusing to record the cases for obvious reasons.
"This is contrary to the latter and spirit of the solidarity march," he said.
This was revealed by former MDC-T legislator Settlement Chikwinya who said it is sad that the nation continues to witness the brutality of the new "era" of military torture.
"I visited the Male surgical ward of Kwekwe General Hospital where more than half of the patients admitted are victims of brutality by Military personnel deployed in and around Kwekwe suburbs mostly Mbizo and Amaveni. I equally had a heart to heart talk with one of the Victims( name withheld) who was brutalised at Mbizo 5 Dutch bus stop on Friday night simply because he did not have a voter registration certificate," he said.
"With Mugabe's fall we all had hope for a new era devoid of disrespect of each other but rather one with an abundance of happiness and equal opportunities. It is my hope that ED (President Emmerson Mnangagwa) will get this message at some point. This Military personnel are not doing him any favour. At some point the people will speak and it begins with these small incidences. Gukurahundi started with these small acts and I can not be wrong to conclude that if unchecked the situation can easily deteriorate to the Gukurahundi levels."
He said the Police are refusing to record the cases for obvious reasons.
"This is contrary to the latter and spirit of the solidarity march," he said.
Source - Byo24News
