Opinion / Columnist
'Zanu PF is preaching peace, to say otherwise is mischievous,' says Rugeje - Veteran thug, ever-ready to pounce!
18 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | Views
"Zanu PF is a political party that respects the liberty of the people and respects harmony and peace. Zanu PF has always propagated love for one another and we thrive on unity. This allegation that soldiers have been deployed all over to assist is not true. We have structures as Zanu PF of our own members who are on the ground," said Engelbert Rugeje.
A few weeks ago President Mnangagwa also denied that Zanu PF has even rigged elections included the land mark 2008 elections. "Where is the evidence of vote rigging?" He argued with the UK Economist reporter.
This confirms that we are dealing with a party of seasoned thugs. Rugeje was one of the army thugs who became notorious in the wanton violence of 2008 and 2013 elections and for him to now pretend these events did not even happen show that Zanu PF has not changed or repented.
"We have been preaching peace starting with the president and the top leadership of the party. Even in our gatherings are those outside Zanu PF and government, we have always been preaching about peace, peace and non-violence and for anyone to allege that we are fomenting violence in the rural areas it is mischievous," Rugeje maintain.
How cynical!
So, ED and the whole junta leadership is out preaching peace and non-violence and yet the regime has stubbornly refused to implement the democratic reforms giving the Police their statutory powers to investigate, arrest and charge all those responsible to politically motivated violence. If the Police had those powers Rugeje and many other Zanu PF thugs would still be in jail. President Mnangagwa would not be asking the stupid question; "Where is the evidence of election violence?"
If you are going to rig the elections get your own thugs to police the whole flawed and illegal electoral process. That way, you can be absolutely certain there will be no Police records, no evidence, no arrests, no court convictions, nothing. In the mayhem of the 2008 run-off elections, millions of Zimbabweans were forced out of their homes, beaten up and/or raped. Over 500 were murdered. But because the Police are so politically, they are a department of Zanu PF in all but name, no one was ever arrested.
Indeed, the Police joined their fellow Zanu PF thugs in punishing the people for daring to reject Zanu PF in the March 2008 vote and making sure they never ever do it again. Political Commissar Rugeje has been reminding people of the violence of 2008 and 2013 if they do not vote for Zanu PF in the coming elections.
Zanu PF is a party of ruthless thugs who have enjoyed absolute power for the last 38 years because they rigged elections, cheated and used violence to secure victory. Anyone who thinks the regime will now play by the rules and hold free and fair elections is naïve, to say the least.
The only way to end this vicious cycle of rigged elections is for the country to be forced to implement the reforms BEFORE the elections. The flawed elections must be declared null and void and thus force the country to appoint an interim administration that will implement the reforms. There is no other way out!
"Zanu PF is preaching peace, to say otherwise is mischievous!" says Rugeje, a veteran of Zanu PF thuggery and violence. He can afford to be dismissive, aggressive and arrogant; he will break the peace to punish the mischievous; he knows that he is above the law!
A few weeks ago President Mnangagwa also denied that Zanu PF has even rigged elections included the land mark 2008 elections. "Where is the evidence of vote rigging?" He argued with the UK Economist reporter.
This confirms that we are dealing with a party of seasoned thugs. Rugeje was one of the army thugs who became notorious in the wanton violence of 2008 and 2013 elections and for him to now pretend these events did not even happen show that Zanu PF has not changed or repented.
"We have been preaching peace starting with the president and the top leadership of the party. Even in our gatherings are those outside Zanu PF and government, we have always been preaching about peace, peace and non-violence and for anyone to allege that we are fomenting violence in the rural areas it is mischievous," Rugeje maintain.
How cynical!
If you are going to rig the elections get your own thugs to police the whole flawed and illegal electoral process. That way, you can be absolutely certain there will be no Police records, no evidence, no arrests, no court convictions, nothing. In the mayhem of the 2008 run-off elections, millions of Zimbabweans were forced out of their homes, beaten up and/or raped. Over 500 were murdered. But because the Police are so politically, they are a department of Zanu PF in all but name, no one was ever arrested.
Indeed, the Police joined their fellow Zanu PF thugs in punishing the people for daring to reject Zanu PF in the March 2008 vote and making sure they never ever do it again. Political Commissar Rugeje has been reminding people of the violence of 2008 and 2013 if they do not vote for Zanu PF in the coming elections.
Zanu PF is a party of ruthless thugs who have enjoyed absolute power for the last 38 years because they rigged elections, cheated and used violence to secure victory. Anyone who thinks the regime will now play by the rules and hold free and fair elections is naïve, to say the least.
The only way to end this vicious cycle of rigged elections is for the country to be forced to implement the reforms BEFORE the elections. The flawed elections must be declared null and void and thus force the country to appoint an interim administration that will implement the reforms. There is no other way out!
"Zanu PF is preaching peace, to say otherwise is mischievous!" says Rugeje, a veteran of Zanu PF thuggery and violence. He can afford to be dismissive, aggressive and arrogant; he will break the peace to punish the mischievous; he knows that he is above the law!
Source - zsdemocrats.blogspot.co.uk
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