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Zanu-PF perpetrated violence on cards, claims MDC-T
23 May 2013 at 14:35hrs | Views
The Zanu-PF Joint Organising Committee is reported to have taken Augustine Chihuri to task for sanctioning the MDC-T rally held at the Zimbabwe grounds on Sunday, 19 May 2013.
The rally was addressed by President Tsvangirai who was accompanied by the MDC-T top leadership.
The MDC-T claims that it is well aware and has learnt that a high powered Zanu-PF meeting was held on Tuesday, 21 May 2013, where General Constantine Chiwenga quizzed the police commissioner general over his sanctioning of the MDC-T rally.
According to MDC-T sources who attended the meeting, Chihuri's response was that he wanted to test the MDC-T's popularity.
MDC-T also claims that the service chiefs were further incensed by the fact that the MDC-T had before the Zimbabwe Grounds Star rally, managed to hold a colourful national policy conference in Milton Park, Harare where it launched its policies on how it will govern the country after winning the next elections.
"This development by the service chiefs, signals the intention of the service chiefs and Zanu-PF to unleash violence on the people ahead of the coming elections scheduled for later this year.," says MDC-T in a statement.
"As a party, the MDC-T notes that even before the announcement of the dates for elections there are already indications of possible violence in the upcoming election as Zanu-PF is sensing heavy defeat at the hands of the MDC in the local government, parliamentary and presidential elections."
Despite Zanu-PF preaching a message of peace in the upcoming elections, the MDC-T says it notes that senior officials in Zanu-PF are already strategising on how they will create alarm and despondency in the upcoming elections and consequently make the environment conducive for them to rig the upcoming elections.
"The MDC-T strongly condemns the plots by senior Zanu-PF officials to use the military to instigate violence on MDC supporters before, during and after the harmonised elections."
MDC-T says it remains vigilant and would seriously follow any development meant to destabilise the peaceful existence of the Zimbabweans with keen interest.
The rally was addressed by President Tsvangirai who was accompanied by the MDC-T top leadership.
The MDC-T claims that it is well aware and has learnt that a high powered Zanu-PF meeting was held on Tuesday, 21 May 2013, where General Constantine Chiwenga quizzed the police commissioner general over his sanctioning of the MDC-T rally.
According to MDC-T sources who attended the meeting, Chihuri's response was that he wanted to test the MDC-T's popularity.
MDC-T also claims that the service chiefs were further incensed by the fact that the MDC-T had before the Zimbabwe Grounds Star rally, managed to hold a colourful national policy conference in Milton Park, Harare where it launched its policies on how it will govern the country after winning the next elections.
"This development by the service chiefs, signals the intention of the service chiefs and Zanu-PF to unleash violence on the people ahead of the coming elections scheduled for later this year.," says MDC-T in a statement.
"As a party, the MDC-T notes that even before the announcement of the dates for elections there are already indications of possible violence in the upcoming election as Zanu-PF is sensing heavy defeat at the hands of the MDC in the local government, parliamentary and presidential elections."
Despite Zanu-PF preaching a message of peace in the upcoming elections, the MDC-T says it notes that senior officials in Zanu-PF are already strategising on how they will create alarm and despondency in the upcoming elections and consequently make the environment conducive for them to rig the upcoming elections.
"The MDC-T strongly condemns the plots by senior Zanu-PF officials to use the military to instigate violence on MDC supporters before, during and after the harmonised elections."
MDC-T says it remains vigilant and would seriously follow any development meant to destabilise the peaceful existence of the Zimbabweans with keen interest.
Source - Byo24News
