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Chamisa, Biti disown MDC Alliance demonstrators
26 Nov 2018 at 16:18hrs | Views
The MDC Alliance leadership has disowned demonstrators who went on the rampage in Harare's CBD on 1 August, resulting in the death of six people.
MDC Alliance President, Nelson Chamisa and his vice chair Tendai Biti today appeared before the Commission of Inquiry into the post election violence.
The party leadership and supporters came in their numbers to witness their leaders testify.
Chamisa told the commissioners that the people who participated in the demonstrations that turned violent were not members of his party.
Asked on what he meant by 'Kudira jecha muSadza,' Chamisa said this referred to the deliberate delay of the inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa by approaching the Constitutional Court.
Biti, who testified earlier, told the commission that they conducted 87 star rallies in Zimbabwe's rural areas for the first time in history.
"We genuinely believe we won the election," he added.
Biti was asked to clarify what he meant by saying they were not going to accept any election outcome if their leader was not declared winner.
The commission of enquiry headed by former South African president Kgalema Mohlanthe was appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate into circumstances that led to the death of six people in violent clashes after the harmonised elections.
MDC Alliance President, Nelson Chamisa and his vice chair Tendai Biti today appeared before the Commission of Inquiry into the post election violence.
The party leadership and supporters came in their numbers to witness their leaders testify.
Chamisa told the commissioners that the people who participated in the demonstrations that turned violent were not members of his party.
Asked on what he meant by 'Kudira jecha muSadza,' Chamisa said this referred to the deliberate delay of the inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa by approaching the Constitutional Court.
Biti, who testified earlier, told the commission that they conducted 87 star rallies in Zimbabwe's rural areas for the first time in history.
"We genuinely believe we won the election," he added.
Biti was asked to clarify what he meant by saying they were not going to accept any election outcome if their leader was not declared winner.
The commission of enquiry headed by former South African president Kgalema Mohlanthe was appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate into circumstances that led to the death of six people in violent clashes after the harmonised elections.
Source - zbc
