Media AlertNyandima was arrested and assaulted by some of the policemen who disrupted the demonstration saying it was illegal. He was bundled into a police Mazda B1800 truck and subsequently assaulted. According to The Herald, a senior officer at Harare Central Police Station apologised to the newspaper for the assault and said they would look into the issue.
Several of the women members of WOZA were arrested on the grounds of staging an illegal demonstration.
MISA-Zimbabwe condemns the polices heavy-handedness in dealing with journalists conducting their lawful professional duties and urges the Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to investigate Nyandimas assault and bring to book the perpetrators.
Parties to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) which gave birth to Zimbabwes inclusive government should take serious note of this abuse of power by the police and take the necessary disciplinary action against the offenders with the aim of cleansing the police force of any rogue elements within its ranks.
Post published in: News