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Mthwakazi officials sue Zimbabwe military
10 Jan 2018 at 09:54hrs | Views
Eight Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) officials who were arrested in Bulawayo on New Year's Eve for demonstrating against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's involvement in the Gukurahundi genocide have filed lawsuits against government for unlawful arrest and detention.
According to NewZimbabwe.com, they are suing the police, military, Central Intelligence Organisation, Magura Charumbira and two other Zanu-PF activists Khumbulani Mpofu and Bernard Nhata whom severely assaulted them when they were arrested.
Charumbira, who died in a car accident two days ago, is being used posthumously.
The state, early this month, dropped all the charges facing the accused after the defence counsel led by human rights lawyer, Dumisani Dube, argued that the accused had no case to answer.
"We opened a case yesterday at the Bulawayo Central police station under case number IR 256/18. We want all those people who assaulted us to be identified and arrested. We have already identified some of our assailants, one of whom unfortunately died in a car accident," said Brighton Ithupeng Sibanda, the party's national treasurer who is also one of the victims.
According to NewZimbabwe.com, they are suing the police, military, Central Intelligence Organisation, Magura Charumbira and two other Zanu-PF activists Khumbulani Mpofu and Bernard Nhata whom severely assaulted them when they were arrested.
The state, early this month, dropped all the charges facing the accused after the defence counsel led by human rights lawyer, Dumisani Dube, argued that the accused had no case to answer.
"We opened a case yesterday at the Bulawayo Central police station under case number IR 256/18. We want all those people who assaulted us to be identified and arrested. We have already identified some of our assailants, one of whom unfortunately died in a car accident," said Brighton Ithupeng Sibanda, the party's national treasurer who is also one of the victims.
Source - newzimbabwe
