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Top army official drags Tsvangirai to court over election violence
29 Mar 2016 at 12:02hrs | Views
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai was in court this morning after a Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Christopher Mayoyo sued him for $500 000 in defamation.
The matter was postponed to July 14 by High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga.
Mayoyo is suing Tsvangirai over the violence the army officer allegedly caused in 2008 in Masvingo.
"Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Christopher Mayoyo is suing the MDC leader for $500 000 in defamation for restating what the army colonel's victims, who identified the army officer during the brutal assaults, have been saying all along.
"Following his defeat by President Morgan Tsvangirai in 2008, President Robert Mugabe unleashed the army on innocent Zimbabweans for daring to vote for change.
" Over 200 people were killed in the violence. Only recently, former Zanu PF provincial Affairs minister for Masvingo, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has gone on to reveal the names of senior army personnel deployed in the provinces to brutalize innocent Zimbabweans in 2008, " MDC-T Presidential Spokesperson and Director of Communications Luke Tamborinyoka said.
The matter was postponed to July 14 by High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga.
Mayoyo is suing Tsvangirai over the violence the army officer allegedly caused in 2008 in Masvingo.
"Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Christopher Mayoyo is suing the MDC leader for $500 000 in defamation for restating what the army colonel's victims, who identified the army officer during the brutal assaults, have been saying all along.
"Following his defeat by President Morgan Tsvangirai in 2008, President Robert Mugabe unleashed the army on innocent Zimbabweans for daring to vote for change.
" Over 200 people were killed in the violence. Only recently, former Zanu PF provincial Affairs minister for Masvingo, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has gone on to reveal the names of senior army personnel deployed in the provinces to brutalize innocent Zimbabweans in 2008, " MDC-T Presidential Spokesperson and Director of Communications Luke Tamborinyoka said.
Source - Byo24News
