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40% of violence victims in the country in October were MDC-T
25 Nov 2015 at 05:37hrs | Views
Zimbabwe
Peace Project has reported that 40% of the victims of violence that
erupted in Harare and parts of the country during October were MDC-T.
"As the figure above shows, most of the victims of political violence for October were from MDC-T at 40 percent of the incidences,"reads ZPP report.
"Next were victims whose political affiliation could not be determined for sure at 32.2 percent. Victims from Zanu-PF made up 24.2 percent of total incidences. These figures show a slight increase for Zanu-PF from September which stood at 22.2 and a considerable increase for MDC-T which had 34.9 in September."
The report comes in the
wake of reports that skirmishes erupted in Harare between the Zanu PF
and MDC-T supporters and the MDC-T and police.
The report states that most of the victims of violence fell in the age groups between 30 to 59 years of age; while youths between 20 and 29 also had a considerable number of victims.
"The over 69 years old age group had the least number of victims. Such a trend shows that violence is more rampant among the youths," reads the report.
"The highest number of perpetrators was found in the 40 - 49 years age group, followed by the 30-39 years age group. The 20-29 years age was next followed by those from 50 - 69 years of age. Very few were above 69 years of age."
"As the figure above shows, most of the victims of political violence for October were from MDC-T at 40 percent of the incidences,"reads ZPP report.
"Next were victims whose political affiliation could not be determined for sure at 32.2 percent. Victims from Zanu-PF made up 24.2 percent of total incidences. These figures show a slight increase for Zanu-PF from September which stood at 22.2 and a considerable increase for MDC-T which had 34.9 in September."
The report states that most of the victims of violence fell in the age groups between 30 to 59 years of age; while youths between 20 and 29 also had a considerable number of victims.
"The over 69 years old age group had the least number of victims. Such a trend shows that violence is more rampant among the youths," reads the report.
"The highest number of perpetrators was found in the 40 - 49 years age group, followed by the 30-39 years age group. The 20-29 years age was next followed by those from 50 - 69 years of age. Very few were above 69 years of age."
Source - Byo24News
