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MDC-T officials urge party supporters to fight back
20 Nov 2011 at 22:01hrs | Views
An MDC-T activist is ejected from Chibuku Stadium after skirmishes at the party’s rally in Chitungwiza
MDC-T national chairman Mr Lovemore Moyo on Sunday urged party supporters to fight back if Zanu-PF supporters provoked them, State media reported on Monday.
Addressing hundreds of party supporters at an MDC-T rally held at Chibuku Stadium in Chitungwiza, Mr Moyo said he did not expect to see people fleeing their homes because of violence saying they should fight back if Zanu PF supporters attacked them.
"The Zimbabwean constitution has a clause for self defence so you must fight those who attack you. You will be defending yourselves. Our youths should be organised to defend their parents and the party.
"We do not want to see anyone coming to Harvest House for shelter this time around. Deal with them out there," he said.
Similarly, Theresa Makone - who is Home Affairs co-Minister, urged MDC-T followers to hit back and not just complain every time.
"If you are beaten hit back. We do not want people who just take it lying down. Look today there are very few women here - many have stayed home because they are afraid of what happened here last week when there was violence," she said.
Mr Tsvangirai, however, urged the police to arrest all perpetrators of violence whether MDC-T or Zanu PF.
"There should be no discrimination. Every one guilty of acts of violence should be arrested. There is need for peaceful co-existence and at the meeting we had last week as the three principals of the Global Political Agreement, we agreed that we would not tolerate any forms of violence," said Mr Tsvangirai.
Addressing hundreds of party supporters at an MDC-T rally held at Chibuku Stadium in Chitungwiza, Mr Moyo said he did not expect to see people fleeing their homes because of violence saying they should fight back if Zanu PF supporters attacked them.
"The Zimbabwean constitution has a clause for self defence so you must fight those who attack you. You will be defending yourselves. Our youths should be organised to defend their parents and the party.
"We do not want to see anyone coming to Harvest House for shelter this time around. Deal with them out there," he said.
"If you are beaten hit back. We do not want people who just take it lying down. Look today there are very few women here - many have stayed home because they are afraid of what happened here last week when there was violence," she said.
Mr Tsvangirai, however, urged the police to arrest all perpetrators of violence whether MDC-T or Zanu PF.
"There should be no discrimination. Every one guilty of acts of violence should be arrested. There is need for peaceful co-existence and at the meeting we had last week as the three principals of the Global Political Agreement, we agreed that we would not tolerate any forms of violence," said Mr Tsvangirai.
Source - Byo24News | The Herald
