Charles Chovi and Charles Chunje were assaulted at Checheche Primary School by the youths who were led by Tonderai Ngwendu and Gilbert Kombo. They used benches, boots and clenched fists. The two villagers were accused of sitting on some benches which had been set up before the arrival of theCOPAC team members for a meeting to solicit peoples input into a proposed draft constitution.
ZZZICOMP monitors who witnessed the incident reported that Chovi and Chunje sought medical attention at St Peters Hospital.
The COPAC meeting was called off after some villagers protested that the meeting could not proceed as some of them had been assaulted and intimidated before the arrival of the COPAC team members.
Ngwendu and Kombo were fined by the police at Chisumbanje Police Station, who also asked Chovi and Chunje to pay an admission of guilty fine for engaging in public fighting.
MDC MP David Chimhini confirmed the assault and the abandonment of the meeting. He said it was evident that some villagers had been intimidated before the arrival of the COPAC team and his team had to postpone the meeting to a date to be advised as tension was high at the meeting. – ZLHR
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