Opinion / Columnist
Is Dzamara 'worth more' than other Zanu PF murder victims - yes, he is the last one!
19 Jul 2015 at 07:59hrs | Views
Photo: Itai Dzamara
"Is Dzamara worth more than all the others who have disappeared or killed?" asked Nathaniel Manheru cum George Charamba, President Mugabe's spokesman in his latest article.
Itai Dzamara is the journalist and human rights activist who has had the audacity to write to President Mugabe to tell him that his regime was corrupt and it must now step down. The regime's response was to harass and beat him and left him for dead, at one point. When that did not stop Itai and a few others occupying Africa Square in their Occupy Africa Square protest the regime stepped up its anti and abducted Itai in broad daylight.
Ever since the disappearance of Itai on 9 March 2015 the people of Zimbabwe and the International community have continued to demand his release. The Zanu PF thought the interest in Itai will soon die out but, much to the regime's surprise and annoyance, the voices have grown louder and the people bolder in voicing their demands. Since Zimbabwe's independence; Zanu PF has murdered over 30 000 innocent Zimbabweans, to say nothing of the millions the party thugs have beaten and/or raped, for selfish political gain and has, at least for far, got away with it. The regimes expected to get away with the abduction of Dzamara too; after all he "is not worth more than many of the others who have disappeared or were killed", they argued.
Well the answer to your question Mr President's spokesman is a very simple one; the world has finally got sick and tired of a regime that treats other human beings as if they were nothing more than annoying disease carrying mosquitos! To be punished and even killed without being charged, tried and convicted in a court of law and afforded the chance to defend themselves.
The world made the mistake of doing nothing about the regime's bad human rights record in the past; if the world had condemned Zanu PF's first politically motivated beatings, rapes and murders then the numbers will have never soared to the sicken heights over 30 000 murdered in cold blood in 35 years.
The world is finally putting its foot down and saying enough is enough; no more State inspired disappearance and murders for a selfish "no regime change" agenda.
In a way therefore, Itai Dzamara is more worthy than all the hundreds of thousands Zanu PF has abducted and/or murdered and the millions the regime's thugs have beaten and/or raped. He will be remember as the last one of the regime's victims, the last grain of rice that tipped the balance; forcing the world to finally make a stand and demand an end to President Mugabe and Zanu PF's three and half decades of madness!
Contact author patguramatunhu@gmail.com
Itai Dzamara is the journalist and human rights activist who has had the audacity to write to President Mugabe to tell him that his regime was corrupt and it must now step down. The regime's response was to harass and beat him and left him for dead, at one point. When that did not stop Itai and a few others occupying Africa Square in their Occupy Africa Square protest the regime stepped up its anti and abducted Itai in broad daylight.
Ever since the disappearance of Itai on 9 March 2015 the people of Zimbabwe and the International community have continued to demand his release. The Zanu PF thought the interest in Itai will soon die out but, much to the regime's surprise and annoyance, the voices have grown louder and the people bolder in voicing their demands. Since Zimbabwe's independence; Zanu PF has murdered over 30 000 innocent Zimbabweans, to say nothing of the millions the party thugs have beaten and/or raped, for selfish political gain and has, at least for far, got away with it. The regimes expected to get away with the abduction of Dzamara too; after all he "is not worth more than many of the others who have disappeared or were killed", they argued.
Well the answer to your question Mr President's spokesman is a very simple one; the world has finally got sick and tired of a regime that treats other human beings as if they were nothing more than annoying disease carrying mosquitos! To be punished and even killed without being charged, tried and convicted in a court of law and afforded the chance to defend themselves.
The world made the mistake of doing nothing about the regime's bad human rights record in the past; if the world had condemned Zanu PF's first politically motivated beatings, rapes and murders then the numbers will have never soared to the sicken heights over 30 000 murdered in cold blood in 35 years.
The world is finally putting its foot down and saying enough is enough; no more State inspired disappearance and murders for a selfish "no regime change" agenda.
In a way therefore, Itai Dzamara is more worthy than all the hundreds of thousands Zanu PF has abducted and/or murdered and the millions the regime's thugs have beaten and/or raped. He will be remember as the last one of the regime's victims, the last grain of rice that tipped the balance; forcing the world to finally make a stand and demand an end to President Mugabe and Zanu PF's three and half decades of madness!
Contact author patguramatunhu@gmail.com
Source - Patrick Guramatunhu
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