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'Didymus Mutasa killed headlands boy (12),' says Biti
02 Mar 2013 at 04:58hrs | Views
MDC-T Secretary General, Tendai Biti, has publicly accused Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration, Didymus Mutasa, of being responsible for the death of Christpower Maisiri's as his boss, Morgan Tsvangirai, doubted President Robert Mugabe's repeated calls for peace.
Mutasa is the Member of Parliament for Headlands which houses Ward 8 Inyati where the 12-year-old Christpower was burnt to death last Saturday in an arson attack. Addressing thousands of mourners gathered at Christpower's burial in Headlands, Biti said Mutasa killed the innocent child.
"We told him in Cabinet on Monday that he (Mutasa) was responsible for Christpower's death. Just in case he thought I was hiding behind cabinet immunity, I will say it again today. He killed the innocent soul. He can sue me for defamation if he wants but this is the truth," Biti said.
Christpower is the son of Shepherd Maisiri, an aspiring Member of Parliament for Headlands and MDC-T Deputy Organising Secretary for the district.
Also addressing the mourners, Tsvangirai said he did not believe in Mugabe's peace calls, saying his talk should be matched by the arrest of all perpetrators of violence.
Mugabe has since late last year called for political co-existence.
"I don't believe in Mugabe's peace calls due to what we have witnessed here. JOMIC (Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee) must come and investigate this issue so that we can put an end to violence as we go for elections.
Mutasa is the Member of Parliament for Headlands which houses Ward 8 Inyati where the 12-year-old Christpower was burnt to death last Saturday in an arson attack. Addressing thousands of mourners gathered at Christpower's burial in Headlands, Biti said Mutasa killed the innocent child.
"We told him in Cabinet on Monday that he (Mutasa) was responsible for Christpower's death. Just in case he thought I was hiding behind cabinet immunity, I will say it again today. He killed the innocent soul. He can sue me for defamation if he wants but this is the truth," Biti said.
Christpower is the son of Shepherd Maisiri, an aspiring Member of Parliament for Headlands and MDC-T Deputy Organising Secretary for the district.
Also addressing the mourners, Tsvangirai said he did not believe in Mugabe's peace calls, saying his talk should be matched by the arrest of all perpetrators of violence.
Mugabe has since late last year called for political co-existence.
"I don't believe in Mugabe's peace calls due to what we have witnessed here. JOMIC (Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee) must come and investigate this issue so that we can put an end to violence as we go for elections.
Source - online
