The MDC has taken the same complaints to the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Chihuru, who has general command of the police force, vowed that he would never allow the MDC to take power while he was alive. He has been linked time and time again to the systematic and malicious prosecution of MDC officials and is now said to be probing Tsvangirai himself over the alleged abuse of US$1.5 million used to renovate the PM's Strathaven home.
A letter to JOMIC titled ‘Partisan Policing' says: "The police have, since the formation of the MDC, turned a blind eye to Zanu (PF) perpetrators of violence, while at the same time resorting to the fabrication of evidence against targeted MDC activists. The police, under the commissioner General Chihuri, have abused the powers of detention by periodically resorting to mass detentions of MDC supporters, ostensibly in the furtherance of the maintenance of law and order in the country”.
Police spokesman Andrew Phiri declined to comment saying he had not seen the document.
The letter goes on to accuse Chihuri of abusing his power.
"In violation of Sections 13, 15, 16 and 18 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, police commissioner General Chihuri resorted to selective arrests of political violence victims in a manner which aids and abets the perpetrators of violence.
"In addition, in violation of the GPA and Section 16 of the Constitution, the police commissioner General Chihuri has wilfully refrained from acting on three police reports of criminal conduct that have been made against the Minister of Local Government, Ignatius Chombo. This reflects partisan conduct.”
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