Silobela police ban MDC rallies

BULAWAYO - Police in Silobela district in the Midlands have banned  all  MDC  meetings  and  rallies, accusing  the  party  of being violent  ahead of the  June  27  presidential run-off .

 They issued an order last week advising me and my supporters that we are no longer allowed to hold any meetings or rallies in the constituency. They accused  our members of causing  violence  in  most  parts of the country, MDC Member of Parliament for Silobela Constituency, Anadi Sululu, said to The Zimbabwean on Sunday on June 10. Sululu said he was shocked by the ban as there had not been a single case of violence reported in his constituency. The MDC legislator accused police of allowing Zanu (PF) meetings and rallies to go ahead in Silobela, conducted by members of Mugabe’s Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and youth militias holding brand new AK47s.

This latest ban follows the ban of most MDC rallies around the country. MDC had to seek court orders to go ahead with its rallies, which the police defied. Morgan Tsvanigirai has resorted to Meet the people Tours in cities, towns and rural areas where he campaigns door-to-door.   

 

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