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Police spikes caused accident at UZ
06 Aug 2017 at 03:14hrs | Views
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Police officers dangling spikes reportedly caused an accident recently which saw them throwing a the spike in front of a moving vehicle prompting it to ram on the University of Zimbabwe iron wall.
Zimbabwe peace Project reported that in Harare along Churchill Road in Alex Park, while police were manning a speed trap one police officer threw a spike at a moving vehicle.
"This caused the driver to lose control and veer off the road hitting the University of Zimbabwe iron wall. There were adults and a child barely four years old in the vehicle. Four people were injured and two of them sustained fractures.
The affected family filed a complaint with the police department but was instead charged with negligent driving and informed that they should have driven over the spikes instead of evading them," reported ZPP.
"In Chitungwiza South ward 23 it is alleged that there is a house popularly known as Damara that ruling party youths have turned into a terror base targeting opposition activists. ZanuPF youth Chairperson Peter Anusa, Timmy Chitembwe, Cephas, Charles aka Mbombo, Tinashe Chitsere, Robert, Reza are some of the people known to spend time at the supposed terror base. It is also reported that at this base opposition supporters are detained, questioned, assaulted and also have their regalia burnt."
ZPP said in June youths from this terror base were accused of assaulting an MDC-T supporter who was on her way to a rally and destroying property belonging to another MDC-T deputy organising secretary of women's assembly from Chitungwiza.
"There are allegations of drug dealing associated with the said house. After participating in a University of Zimbabwe (UZ) medical student's demonstration against fees hike on 26 June, UZ political science student Fanuel Kaseke was allegedly abducted by unidentified state agents on his way home in Unit A Chitungwiza ward 22,"ZPP said.
"He was found unconscious in Mbare on 5 July. Kaseke says he was assaulted, tortured and questioned on his involvement in the demonstration. He was made to drink an unspecified liquid and thereafter fell unconscious. His whereabouts were unknown for a week and his case was reported to Chitungwiza Police Station (RRB3190902)."
Zimbabwe peace Project reported that in Harare along Churchill Road in Alex Park, while police were manning a speed trap one police officer threw a spike at a moving vehicle.
"This caused the driver to lose control and veer off the road hitting the University of Zimbabwe iron wall. There were adults and a child barely four years old in the vehicle. Four people were injured and two of them sustained fractures.
The affected family filed a complaint with the police department but was instead charged with negligent driving and informed that they should have driven over the spikes instead of evading them," reported ZPP.
ZPP said in June youths from this terror base were accused of assaulting an MDC-T supporter who was on her way to a rally and destroying property belonging to another MDC-T deputy organising secretary of women's assembly from Chitungwiza.
"There are allegations of drug dealing associated with the said house. After participating in a University of Zimbabwe (UZ) medical student's demonstration against fees hike on 26 June, UZ political science student Fanuel Kaseke was allegedly abducted by unidentified state agents on his way home in Unit A Chitungwiza ward 22,"ZPP said.
"He was found unconscious in Mbare on 5 July. Kaseke says he was assaulted, tortured and questioned on his involvement in the demonstration. He was made to drink an unspecified liquid and thereafter fell unconscious. His whereabouts were unknown for a week and his case was reported to Chitungwiza Police Station (RRB3190902)."
Source - Byo24News
