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Military police quiz MDC chairman over military support

by Staff reporter
02 Jan 2013 at 19:26hrs | Views
Three plain clothes officers from the dreaded Zimbabwe military intelligence a division of the Zimbabwe National Army visited Kumene business complex in unit H, Chitungwiza owned by Movement for Democratic Change national chairman Mr Goodrich Chimbaira of the Welshman Ncube led MDC formation.

The military intelligence officers quizzed Chimbaira over his alleged links with members of the army in the area.

Chimbaira said he was shocked by the strange new year visitors and vowed to continue with his political activities in the area despite what he described as "intimidating tactics being used by Zanu PF" to instill fear in him MDC party supporters in the area.

"The visit and quizzing by the soldiers is all meant to instill fear in me, my tenants and myself ahead of the mid year elections," said Chimbaira.

Most of the tenants and residents in unit H were in fear after learning about the deployment of military intelligence officers in the area when journalists visited the area.

Chimbaira said the army probe team was in the area to investigate what he called false allegations that had been levelled against him by some Zanu-PF activists and soldiers in and around the Chitungwiza area.

The army probe team quizzed Chimbaira at a time President Robert Mugabe was expected to prion the possible referendum and election dates.

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