Pfebve was arrested together with 12 MDC-T activists yesterday at a police roadblock in Bindura on his way from a campaign rally in Mt Darwin.
Pfebve told The Zimbabwean that initially, the police said had arrested him and his group of supporters on charges of tearing down posters put up by Zanu (PF) contestants in Mashonaland Central.
“When we were arrested at the roadblock, it was around 10pm and we were taken to Bindura police where we were told that they were waiting for a Member in Charge who would proffer charges against us.
“After that, a youth who was part of my team was called and told that he was being charged for wearing a Zanu (PF) T-shirt when he is an MDC-T supporter. I challenged this and we stayed for over five hours at the police station and after that, we were released at around 4am with no charges being put against us,” said Pfebve.
He described his arrest as a ploy by Zanu (PF) and the police in the area to intimidate MDC-T members. Police spokesperson for Mashonaland Central, Assistant Inspector Petros Masikati, said he was unaware of Pfebve’s arrest when contacted for comment.
“I am not in the office at the moment so I am not aware of that issue,” said Masikati.
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