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Three MDC-T members hospitalised after Zanu PF mob attack
12 Jan 2015 at 10:54hrs | Views
Three MDC-T members were hospitalised while six others were arrested after they were attacked by a Zanu PF mob during an MDC-T youth mobilizsation and recruitment exercise in Budiriro on Sunday.
It was in fact the victims who were arrested as the police once again showed their bias in the wake of the resurgence of Zanu PF violence.
MDC-T Youth had recruited over 100 youth in Budiriro who signed up to be a part of the party before Zanu PF thugs attacked the youth leaders with sticks, stones and iron bars.
The rowdy Zanu PF youth, led by their Harare province chairman Godfrey Gomwe attacked our youth for merely wearing the party regalia and carrying out visibility programmes in Budiriro. They ordered MDC youths to remove their T-shirts.
Johanna Mamombe, Harare West district youth secretary, Benard Ncube, Harare West district Chair and Tangai Magawa Hatfield district youth chair were brutally attacked and had to be hospitalised while Trust Muchena, the Glen Norah youth organising Secretary was kidnapped by Zanu PF youth before they surrendered him at Budiriro 2 police station, together with five other party members.
MDC-T youth provincial chairperson, Stan Manyenga attracted the ire of the police for rescuing Johanna and Bernard before taking them to a local hospital. Police officers from the Law and Order section went to his home this afternoon looking for him.
The MDC-T is concerned that violence continues to rear its ugly head in our society where focus should be on reviving the economy and creating jobs for the youth. We call upon the police to execute its mandate without fear or favour.
Zanu PF has not changed and violence continues to be part of their DNA. We urge the police to arrest the real perpetrators of violence and to release our innocent members immediately.
MDC-T: Equal opportunities for all
It was in fact the victims who were arrested as the police once again showed their bias in the wake of the resurgence of Zanu PF violence.
MDC-T Youth had recruited over 100 youth in Budiriro who signed up to be a part of the party before Zanu PF thugs attacked the youth leaders with sticks, stones and iron bars.
The rowdy Zanu PF youth, led by their Harare province chairman Godfrey Gomwe attacked our youth for merely wearing the party regalia and carrying out visibility programmes in Budiriro. They ordered MDC youths to remove their T-shirts.
Johanna Mamombe, Harare West district youth secretary, Benard Ncube, Harare West district Chair and Tangai Magawa Hatfield district youth chair were brutally attacked and had to be hospitalised while Trust Muchena, the Glen Norah youth organising Secretary was kidnapped by Zanu PF youth before they surrendered him at Budiriro 2 police station, together with five other party members.
The MDC-T is concerned that violence continues to rear its ugly head in our society where focus should be on reviving the economy and creating jobs for the youth. We call upon the police to execute its mandate without fear or favour.
Zanu PF has not changed and violence continues to be part of their DNA. We urge the police to arrest the real perpetrators of violence and to release our innocent members immediately.
MDC-T: Equal opportunities for all
Source - MDC-T
