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Dr Tsvangirai warns his party supporters of violence
20 Mar 2013 at 05:34hrs | Views
MDC-T leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai congratulated Zimbabweans for voting in favour of the constitution but was quick to warn his party supporters of violence and defiance by Zanu-PF, which he said was eager to prove that it was still in charge despite a new constitutional dispensation beckoning.
"History is on record that when change is about to happen, there are elements to divert it," Tsvangirai said.
"In 2000 when we rejected the draft, two weeks later there were land invasions and widespread violence. When we signed the GPA (Global Political Agreement - in 2008), how many people were arrested?...
"Now with this referendum, there are arrests, attacks on my office. This is a reaction of people communicating with their office that we are still in charge. It's a defiance message, but should we be diverted because of this defiance? You get these actions from people who feel trapped and that they have lost power. It's a way for people to say we have lost the constitution but look, we are still in charge," he said.
"History is on record that when change is about to happen, there are elements to divert it," Tsvangirai said.
"Now with this referendum, there are arrests, attacks on my office. This is a reaction of people communicating with their office that we are still in charge. It's a defiance message, but should we be diverted because of this defiance? You get these actions from people who feel trapped and that they have lost power. It's a way for people to say we have lost the constitution but look, we are still in charge," he said.
Source - newsday
