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ERCZ welcomes Zim Human Rights Commission report on Hurungwe West violence
01 Sep 2015 at 11:13hrs | Views
The Election Resources Centre in Zimbabwe has welcome the report by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission report on Hurungwe West which exposed that electoral violations were committed during the June 10 by elections.
"Opposition political parties and electoral watchdogs yesterday welcomed the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission's (ZHRC) report on Hurungwe West by-elections that chronicled electoral violations by Zanu PF officials," said ERCZ.
"The ZHRC report directed Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to investigate the violations. The report was commissioned after losing independent candidate Temba Mliswa raised concern over the manner senior Zanu PF officials including the party's secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo were perpetrating violence against his supporters during campaign time. [118 more words"
The remarks come in the wake of opposition political parties and electoral watchdogs welcomed the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission's (ZHRC) report on Hurungwe West by-elections that chronicled electoral violations by Zanu PF officials.
The ZHRC report directed Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to investigate the violations.
The report was commissioned after losing independent candidate Temba Mliswa raised concern over the manner senior Zanu PF officials including the party's secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo were perpetrating violence against his supporters during campaign time.
MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu said the report vindicated their long-held view that Zanu PF had engaged violent tactics against the opposition parties during elections.
"The report by the ZHRC vindicates, in several material respects, the MDC's long-held argument that the electoral playing field in this country is very uneven and thus, not conducive to the holding of free and fair elections," Gutu said.
"Ruling party activists can literally get away with murder since the police are also afraid to arrest them even in instances where there is strong and irrefutable evidence of physical violence and intimidation."
MDC Renewal spokesperson Jacob Mafume said it was ironic that senior Zanu PF officials were being accused of perpetrating
"Opposition political parties and electoral watchdogs yesterday welcomed the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission's (ZHRC) report on Hurungwe West by-elections that chronicled electoral violations by Zanu PF officials," said ERCZ.
"The ZHRC report directed Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to investigate the violations. The report was commissioned after losing independent candidate Temba Mliswa raised concern over the manner senior Zanu PF officials including the party's secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo were perpetrating violence against his supporters during campaign time. [118 more words"
The remarks come in the wake of opposition political parties and electoral watchdogs welcomed the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission's (ZHRC) report on Hurungwe West by-elections that chronicled electoral violations by Zanu PF officials.
The ZHRC report directed Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to investigate the violations.
MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu said the report vindicated their long-held view that Zanu PF had engaged violent tactics against the opposition parties during elections.
"The report by the ZHRC vindicates, in several material respects, the MDC's long-held argument that the electoral playing field in this country is very uneven and thus, not conducive to the holding of free and fair elections," Gutu said.
"Ruling party activists can literally get away with murder since the police are also afraid to arrest them even in instances where there is strong and irrefutable evidence of physical violence and intimidation."
MDC Renewal spokesperson Jacob Mafume said it was ironic that senior Zanu PF officials were being accused of perpetrating
Source - Byo24News
