The Zimbabwean saw dozens of helmeted police armed with guns and batons marshalling MDC-T supporters away from the venue of the rally at Makomva shopping centre in Glen View 1.
Glen View South MP, Paul Madzore, the convener of the meeting, expressed disgust at the police action.
"The police action was very disappointing. In terms of the constitution and even POSA, we're supposed to only notify the police of our intention to hold a rally. We're not supposed to ask them for permission," Madzore said in an interview.
Police comment could not be obtained. The force has been accused of waging terror in the suburb claiming this was 'revenge' for the killing of a police inspector by unknown people on May 29.
Madzore said the party had given notice that they wanted to hold the rally from 11 am to 4 pm. But at 2 pm police disrupted the meeting and ordered hundreds of MDC-T supporters dressed in colourful party regalia to leave.
"We were only given time to pack up. We decided to end the meeting because we feared innocent people might be hurt," Madzore said.
Earlier, heavily armed police had patrolled the streets of Glen View telling people not to attend the meeting.
Madzore, who is also chairman of Parliament's portfolio committee defence, security and home affairs deplored the move as an act of immaturity. He called for JOMIC to move into Glen View to investigate the continuing abuses.
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition chairperson Jonah Gokova condemned the use of the security forces to further Zanu (PF) business.
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