Soldiers threaten Gutu villagers

The Heal Zimbabwe Trust has reported that government has deployed soldiers in Gutu Ward 33 where they are reportedly intimidating people over the National Electoral Reform Agenda protests organised by the opposition political parties.

The trust reported that soldiers stationed at 4.2 Infantry Battalion moved around the ward on 16 September 2016 threatening people that all those planning to participate in the NERA demonstrations would be beaten up.

"The NERA demonstrations were supposed to take place at Mupandawana growth point but failed to kick off because of heavy police and army presence. The same soldiers from the battalion were also heavily deployed at Mupandawana Growth point and Hwiru suburb where they issued similar threats," said the trust.