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CIOs behind Mujuru ouster
20 Jan 2015 at 07:46hrs | Views
Disgruntled Zanu-PF officials agitating for the nullification of the party's December congress resolutions have claimed that the votes of no-confidence against former Vice-President Joice Mujuru's allies were spearheaded by State security apparatus.
The disclosure came as Mujuru allies yesterday instructed their lawyers to attach affidavits compiled by party members, who were allegedly forced to sign the votes of no-confidence petitions against them in the run-up to the Zanu-PF December congress.
Mujuru's supporters also claimed that they had unearthed fresh evidence suggesting that the no-confidence votes were stage-managed.
The lawyers were instructed to include that in their application. Affidavits of people harassed will be attached.
"There were people from State security who would visit officials early in the morning, in most cases around 2am, to harass them and force them into signing the petitions," the source close to the camp said yesterday.
This (harassment) happened across provinces and we have several people who were tortured and harassed. The role of the military in all this is very questionable.
The disgruntled Mujuru camp members spoke as political analysts and other loyalists urged the former Vice-President to be cautious in her bid to form a political party as they were still Zanu-PF members.
The disclosure came as Mujuru allies yesterday instructed their lawyers to attach affidavits compiled by party members, who were allegedly forced to sign the votes of no-confidence petitions against them in the run-up to the Zanu-PF December congress.
Mujuru's supporters also claimed that they had unearthed fresh evidence suggesting that the no-confidence votes were stage-managed.
"There were people from State security who would visit officials early in the morning, in most cases around 2am, to harass them and force them into signing the petitions," the source close to the camp said yesterday.
This (harassment) happened across provinces and we have several people who were tortured and harassed. The role of the military in all this is very questionable.
The disgruntled Mujuru camp members spoke as political analysts and other loyalists urged the former Vice-President to be cautious in her bid to form a political party as they were still Zanu-PF members.
Source - newsday
