Elias Mudzuri, the MDC MP for Warren Park in Harare and the party’s organising secretary, said figures from their investigations reveal a ‘very frightening trend’ where missing people are now turning up dead in large numbers.
“The MDC official figure of people dead from violence has been over 115 but as we move around the countryside we are discovering that the figure we have is a gross underestimation,’ Mudzuri said.
The former Mayor of Harare said it would take some time to come up
with the correct number of victims of the political bloodshed by Zanu (PF).
“They simply abducted people, tortured them, killed them and disposed of the
bodies either in shallow graves or just left them in the bush,” Mudzuri added.
The MP insisted Zanu (PF) must stop the state sponsored violence if the country was to move forward. He explained that talks to negotiate a political settlement aimed at restoring peace and stability can only succeed if Zanu (PF) dismantled its militia bases and ordered its soldiers back to the barracks.
The National Executive Council of the MDC is expected to meet this week to
be appraised of the consultative talks last week in Pretoria between the
political rivals. Mudzuri remained adamant that no talks will take place as long as their
supporters continue to be maimed and killed by Zanu (PF). – SW Radio Africa (listen on 4880 or 12035kHz)
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