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Foreigner among arrested protesters
07 Jul 2016 at 01:23hrs | Views
A Belgian national was among 14 white people arrested in Victoria Falls on Wednesday for protesting, state media reported.
They where held overnight at Victoria Falls police station.
The arrests of whites strengthens government and police claims that a third force is behind a wave of sporadic civil unrest in the country.
"Questions have also been raised on why a foreigner was part of the demonstrations in Victoria Falls" wrote the Herald.
According to the Herald, United States Ambassador Harry Thomas (Jr's) is fingered in inciting riots.
Addressing fellow diplomats, politicians and ordinary people at his residence during a belated US 240th anniversary, Ambassador Thomas (Jr) said: "The United States supports freedom of expression in Zimbabwe and the peaceful manifestation of dissenting points of view.
"The United States and Zimbabwe were founded on dissent. Indeed many of us are here today because of the dissents of Dr Martin Luther King Junior, and so many others in the civil rights movement and Zimbabweans are here today because of the courage demonstrated by our freedom fighters and the families and friends who provided support."
They where held overnight at Victoria Falls police station.
The arrests of whites strengthens government and police claims that a third force is behind a wave of sporadic civil unrest in the country.
"Questions have also been raised on why a foreigner was part of the demonstrations in Victoria Falls" wrote the Herald.
According to the Herald, United States Ambassador Harry Thomas (Jr's) is fingered in inciting riots.
Addressing fellow diplomats, politicians and ordinary people at his residence during a belated US 240th anniversary, Ambassador Thomas (Jr) said: "The United States supports freedom of expression in Zimbabwe and the peaceful manifestation of dissenting points of view.
"The United States and Zimbabwe were founded on dissent. Indeed many of us are here today because of the dissents of Dr Martin Luther King Junior, and so many others in the civil rights movement and Zimbabweans are here today because of the courage demonstrated by our freedom fighters and the families and friends who provided support."
Source - Chronicle
