Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Charles Muresherwa, Zanu (PF) activists, Mary Gaba, Kumbirai Mushango and Uleki Mugebe have been accused of terrorising MDC supporters in the area.
Muresherwa has been accused of conducting semi-military training for Zanu (PF) youths who have been responsible for violence in the Nyambeya area of Cashel valley.
During the run up to the discredited March 2008 elections, Muresherwa moved around the constituency brandishing an AK 47 and intimidating MDC supporters. Muresherwa, who is aspiring to be a Zanu (PF) MP in the area, has also been travelling around the constituency dolling out cabbages and salt as part of his campaign gimmick.
Mushango, who is the Zanu (PF) district chairperson for Mutsamvu ward, and his deputy Mugebe have also been terrorising MDC supporters, while Gaba has been fingered in political violence in Biriwiri area.
“The Zimbabwean has really helped us by continuously exposing those people causing violence in the area. People like Gaba who have been harassing MDC supporters don’t seem to care about MDC business anymore. The media exposure seems to have embarrassed them,” said a teacher at a local secondary school who preferred not to be named.
One of the victims of political violence hailed The Zimbabwean for covering cases of political violence in the area.
“I heard that Mugebe was confronted by his relatives over his involvement in violence after they read about it on the internet. Since that incident he has changed his behaviour,” he said.
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