In a statement, the MDC said that they welcomed a multi-party committee to deal with issues of violence, but could not issue any joint public statement against violence until Zanu (PF) disbanded its military bases throughout the country and brought back its soldiers from villages.
The MDC said police should desist from being overtly biased towards the opposition Zanu (PF), and the media, especially the ZBC and The Herald, should stop all hate speech, language and songs against the MDC which is inciting violence against ruling party supporters.
Zimbabweans are aware that it is Zanu (PF) thugs who have abducted and killed over 60 MDC activists, said the statement. The people of Zimbabwe know that Zanu (PF) alone has the capacity to stop the on-going political violence because it is perpetrating it.