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BBC news crew assaulted in Zimbabwe
15 Mar 2013 at 17:41hrs | Views
The Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai alleges that a British Broadcasting Corporation Africa correspondent, Andrew Harding, and nine of its members were this afternoon assaulted by unruly Zanu-PF supporters at Nenyere Flats in Mbare, Harare.
The nine were assaulted while putting up MDC-T posters encouraging people to vote yes in tomorrow's referendum on the new Constitution.
It also alleges that a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Africa news crew that was in Mbare filming preparations for the referendum was also assaulted and their filming equipment damaged by the same Zanu-PF supporters.
MDC-T further alleges that when its members made a report at Matapi Police Station, the police officers at the station refused to accept their complaints saying they should first go and remove the MDC-T t-shirts they were wearing.
A SADC observer team in Zimbabwe for the referendum visited the MDC members and strongly condemned the rowdy behaviour exhibited by the Zanu-PF supporters.
The nine were assaulted while putting up MDC-T posters encouraging people to vote yes in tomorrow's referendum on the new Constitution.
MDC-T further alleges that when its members made a report at Matapi Police Station, the police officers at the station refused to accept their complaints saying they should first go and remove the MDC-T t-shirts they were wearing.
A SADC observer team in Zimbabwe for the referendum visited the MDC members and strongly condemned the rowdy behaviour exhibited by the Zanu-PF supporters.
Source - MDC-T
