ion received indicate that the youths were brutally assaulted by the police before being bundled into police trucks and taken to various police stations where they were detained. The demonstrations were organized under the auspices of the National Constitutional Assembly and our members participated in the demonstrations in view of our strategic partnership with the NCA in our struggle for constitutional reforms in the country.
We have said before that the solution to the crisis in our country is not the arbitrary arrests, torture, brutalization and detention of peace loving citizens by the police, but the genuine and sincere commitment to addressing the fundamental socio- economic and political issues that have afflicted our country over the past seven years as a result of the Mugabe regime’s misrule and corruption which has plunged the country into anarchy and state sponsored lawlessness. We call on the regime to seriously reflect on the future of the country and put national interests before self serving personal egos that will see more Zimbabweans die through starvation, hunger and diseases because the country is not able to cater for their wellbeing.
It is disturbing to note that only the youths from the MDC formation led by Professor Mutambara and those from the NCA took part in these noble and peaceful demonstrations. Is this not the time for all democratic forces in the country to carry out self introspection and see whether their actions are adding value to the struggle for justice and peace in the country? It is equally high time Zimbabweans reject those leaders who are fighting for personal glory at the expense of the nation.
Brighton Chiwola
MDC National Youth Secretary for Information and Publicity