“There is no army stronger than an idea whose time has come. Those who may want to leak this document to wrong hands (haters of democracy and independent thinking) please feel free to do so because I am not afraid of anything or anyone,” said the director, Nkosilathi Moyo, in a statement.
“Community meetings are being disrupted everyday by hooligans and rowdy youths from a political party which rides on its immunity from the law,” he said. The Kwekwe-based youth leader narrated his ordeal for contravening Section 25 of Public Order and Security Act after organising a peace meeting in Kwekwe recently.
“The police said I was not sanctioned by them to hold the meetings despite having notified them through a letter, of which they acknowledged receipt. I was sentenced to 12 months in prison, with six months suspended, or a fine of $500 – which I paid,” he said.
Moyo urged CSOs to unite, saying “We are all prone to these ill-intentioned strategies and our undivided cooperation is a requirement if we are to wage a fruitful battle against tyranny and authoritarianism.”
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