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Tsvangirai supporters in court for violence
14 Jan 2015 at 07:16hrs | Views
Four MDC-T supporters yesterday appeared in court on allegations of assaulting Zanu-PF supporters in Harare on Sunday.
Amos Mudondo (32), Doesntmatter Mawana (32) and Trust Muchena (32) appeared before Mbare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma facing assault charges, while their accomplice Malvin Tinarwo (32) appeared in court on Monday. Mudondo, Mawana and Muchena were represented by Mr Obey Shava and lodged complaints against the police.
"My clients were beaten up by Zanu-PF youths, abducted and (bundled) into a Nissan Sunny vehicle before being taken to Budiriro 2 Police Station," said Mr Shava.
"The youths ordered the police to open a docket against the accused and they complied despite suffering from fresh bleeding wounds.
"The accused complain that they were denied equal rights to protection enshrined in the Constitution and access to treatment."
Prosecutor Mr Fanuel Madanire undertook to investigate what happened at the police station and opposed bail.
Ms Tshuma will make a ruling on the bail application today.
It is alleged that on Sunday, the four MDC-T supporters - who were clad in their party regalia - approached the complainant who was leaving the Zanu-PF offices located at an open space near the shopping centre.
They started accusing the complainant and his fellow Zanu-PF supporters of setting up their offices in the wrong place.
An argument ensued and Muchena allegedly struck the complainant with an axe on his left hand thumb, causing a deep cut.
The gang later approached another complainant who was coming from the same shopping centre.
They ordered her to chant an MDC-T slogan but she refused which did not go down well with the group who started assaulting her.
The MDC-T supporters allegedly punched her on the shoulders until she fell and stamped her on the chest, causing injuries.
Amos Mudondo (32), Doesntmatter Mawana (32) and Trust Muchena (32) appeared before Mbare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma facing assault charges, while their accomplice Malvin Tinarwo (32) appeared in court on Monday. Mudondo, Mawana and Muchena were represented by Mr Obey Shava and lodged complaints against the police.
"My clients were beaten up by Zanu-PF youths, abducted and (bundled) into a Nissan Sunny vehicle before being taken to Budiriro 2 Police Station," said Mr Shava.
"The youths ordered the police to open a docket against the accused and they complied despite suffering from fresh bleeding wounds.
"The accused complain that they were denied equal rights to protection enshrined in the Constitution and access to treatment."
Prosecutor Mr Fanuel Madanire undertook to investigate what happened at the police station and opposed bail.
It is alleged that on Sunday, the four MDC-T supporters - who were clad in their party regalia - approached the complainant who was leaving the Zanu-PF offices located at an open space near the shopping centre.
They started accusing the complainant and his fellow Zanu-PF supporters of setting up their offices in the wrong place.
An argument ensued and Muchena allegedly struck the complainant with an axe on his left hand thumb, causing a deep cut.
The gang later approached another complainant who was coming from the same shopping centre.
They ordered her to chant an MDC-T slogan but she refused which did not go down well with the group who started assaulting her.
The MDC-T supporters allegedly punched her on the shoulders until she fell and stamped her on the chest, causing injuries.
Source - the herald
