Crimes such as house robberies and looting have increased in the last two weeks. Some of the young thugs were caught wearing the police uniforms that they used to gain easy entry into people’s houses. The youths are also reported to be stealing foreign currency and mobile phones from innocent civilians in broad daylight.
Muchemwa spoke to a junior police officer who said the police had been
arresting these young criminals who are armed, only to be ordered by their
seniors to release them without charge. It is believed that the salaries
that the youths were receiving originally have been reduced or cut off
altogether. ZANU (PF) has a history of using young poor
Zimbabweans, then dumping them with no further rewards. Many are now in
desperate need of money and are taking advantage of the lawlessness in the
country.
The youths travel in vehicles that are known to be owned by the ruling party. Some of
the vehicles were used to transport ZANU (PF) candidates and officials during
the election campaign period before March 29. The twin cabs were also used
by the youths to distribute fliers for ZANU (PF) candidates. Since the March
elections, several MDC activists have been abducted by war veterans and
youth militia using twin cabs.
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