MDC-T murder accused sold out by MDC-T colleagues

THE 29 MDC-T members charged with the murder of a police officer in Harare last year were betrayed by party colleagues, their on-going trial heard Monday.

Principal investigating officer in the case, Detective Chief Inspector Clever Ntini, made the claim when challenged to reveal the identity of police informants by defence lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa.

Glen View MP and MDC-T youth leader, Solomon Madzore, along with 28 other party activists are charged with the murder of Inspector Petros Mutedza in May last year.

The ZRP officer was killed when a police detail responding to reports of an unsanctioned political gathering at a Glen View shopping centre came under attack from dozens of stone-throwing MDC-T activists.

Detective Ntini told the trial, which resumed Monday, that he could not name the informants because they were known to the suspects. He added that investigators also dispensed with the usual identification parade to protect the identity of the witnesses.

Detective Ntini also told the court that the suspects were identified by undercover cops deployed in the area who included police officers Spencer Nyararai, Solomon Mushaninga, Victor Magutarima.