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Mnangagwa promise to bring to book Dzamara's kidnappers
11 Mar 2015 at 15:46hrs | Views
Acting President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa today told the Zimbabwe Parliament that his government is concerned about reported disappearance of Itai Dzamara, promises action against culprits.
Mnangagwa speaking in Parliament said: "We are as concerned about it as you are. We will leave the police to do their job."
Mnangagwa said everything will be done to bring to book those responsible for Dzamara's disappearance.
The Dzamara issue dominated today's Q&A session in Parliament. Parliamentarians wanted confirmation from Home Affairs on whether Dzamara is still alive.
Witnesses to the kidnapping of Dzamara have been called come forth and assist police investigations.
Zanu-PF yesterday scoffed at Mr Tsvangirai's allegations saying the beleaguered MDC-T leader was hijacking Dzamara's alleged "disappearance".
Party spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo said Mr Tsvangirai had run out of ideas since the heavy defeat by President Mugabe and Zanu-PF in the 2013 harmonised elections.
"I do not even know the person in question (Itai Dzamara) but he (Mr Tsvangirai) is trying to find a case to please his masters because they have nothing to offer the people," he said.
"He is trying to sell his party because they are short of what to talk about now after being drubbed in consecutive elections. They no longer talk about things such as their JUICE (MDC-T's 2013 election manifesto). We do not know what happened to the juice, it seems to have disappeared."
Khaya Moyo said it was surprising that Mr Tsvangirai was making hasty statements at a time the family (Dzamara's) had made a police report.
Itai Dzamara, who had been publicly calling on Mugabe to step down, was abducted from a barber's shop in Glen View suburb on Monday and has not been heard from since.
Dzamara, 36, is also a journalist. His protests in central Harare calling on Mugabe to step down have been peaceful.
Dzamara's abductors were travelling in a white twin-cab with a "blurred" number plate, lawyers' group Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said in a statement earlier.
Bystanders who saw the abduction said the men accused him of stealing a cow.
Since his abduction, Dzamara's phone has been switched off and he has not had any contact with his family.
The worst
Rumours have been circulating on social media and at least one news website that he has been found dead, but these have not been confirmed and no reliable source is cited.
Tsvangirai said he feared "the worst".
"This is a morbid message to Zimbabweans, to SADC, to Africa and the broader international community that the demon is back; that violence remains very much part of our political culture," the Movement for Democratic Change leader said.
Mnangagwa speaking in Parliament said: "We are as concerned about it as you are. We will leave the police to do their job."
Mnangagwa said everything will be done to bring to book those responsible for Dzamara's disappearance.
The Dzamara issue dominated today's Q&A session in Parliament. Parliamentarians wanted confirmation from Home Affairs on whether Dzamara is still alive.
Witnesses to the kidnapping of Dzamara have been called come forth and assist police investigations.
Zanu-PF yesterday scoffed at Mr Tsvangirai's allegations saying the beleaguered MDC-T leader was hijacking Dzamara's alleged "disappearance".
Party spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo said Mr Tsvangirai had run out of ideas since the heavy defeat by President Mugabe and Zanu-PF in the 2013 harmonised elections.
"I do not even know the person in question (Itai Dzamara) but he (Mr Tsvangirai) is trying to find a case to please his masters because they have nothing to offer the people," he said.
"He is trying to sell his party because they are short of what to talk about now after being drubbed in consecutive elections. They no longer talk about things such as their JUICE (MDC-T's 2013 election manifesto). We do not know what happened to the juice, it seems to have disappeared."
Khaya Moyo said it was surprising that Mr Tsvangirai was making hasty statements at a time the family (Dzamara's) had made a police report.
Itai Dzamara, who had been publicly calling on Mugabe to step down, was abducted from a barber's shop in Glen View suburb on Monday and has not been heard from since.
Dzamara, 36, is also a journalist. His protests in central Harare calling on Mugabe to step down have been peaceful.
Dzamara's abductors were travelling in a white twin-cab with a "blurred" number plate, lawyers' group Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said in a statement earlier.
Bystanders who saw the abduction said the men accused him of stealing a cow.
Since his abduction, Dzamara's phone has been switched off and he has not had any contact with his family.
The worst
Rumours have been circulating on social media and at least one news website that he has been found dead, but these have not been confirmed and no reliable source is cited.
Tsvangirai said he feared "the worst".
"This is a morbid message to Zimbabweans, to SADC, to Africa and the broader international community that the demon is back; that violence remains very much part of our political culture," the Movement for Democratic Change leader said.
Source - Byo24News
