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Lovemore Moyo calls for fresh Gukurahundi probe
11 Jul 2011 at 04:59hrs | Views
Zimbabwe Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo has called for fresh probes on the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres adding that previous investigations were not properly handled.
In January 1984, the Simplicius Chihambakwe Commission of Inquiry was tasked to investigate the Gukurahundi atrocities, but its findings were never made public after Zanu-PF government blocked it.
Moyo said the findings by the new committee would be made public and not to be hidden like what happened with the Chihambakwe Commission report
During the deadly Gukurahundi operation conducted by the North Korean trained Fifth Brigade, at least 20 000 innocent civilians were killed, some were buried alive while others had body parts bayoneted in acts similar to acts in sadistic movies.
Government then claimed that they wanted to deal with Zapu dissidents claiming they were planning an insurgence. Mugabe has refused to apologise for the massacres only saying it was "moment of madness."
In January 1984, the Simplicius Chihambakwe Commission of Inquiry was tasked to investigate the Gukurahundi atrocities, but its findings were never made public after Zanu-PF government blocked it.
Moyo said the findings by the new committee would be made public and not to be hidden like what happened with the Chihambakwe Commission report
During the deadly Gukurahundi operation conducted by the North Korean trained Fifth Brigade, at least 20 000 innocent civilians were killed, some were buried alive while others had body parts bayoneted in acts similar to acts in sadistic movies.
Government then claimed that they wanted to deal with Zapu dissidents claiming they were planning an insurgence. Mugabe has refused to apologise for the massacres only saying it was "moment of madness."
Source - RadioVOP
