HARARE - In a move that has the potential of opening a flurry of cases against Zanu (PF) supporters, police in Mudzi have opened up dockets against the former ruling party activists who are accused of orchestrating a reign of terror in the area.
The move by police at Nyamapanda Police Station is a rare display of impartiality by the police force whom the public accuse of largely being pro-Zanu (PF). A senior police officer at the station told this paper that they have opened several dockets against suspected Zanu (PF) supporters in the area.
The case range from theft, intimidation and acts of violence, said the police officer. Silas Gweshe, MDC Spokesperson for Mashonaland East, said that Zanu (PF) has set up mobile bases in the area that are used to intimidate supporters of the former opposition movement. Among the people that Gweshe named are Jivas Chiuta, who is the ward councillor, Martin Vhori, Langton Masapi and Philip Chinyanga who is an ex-soldier.
Recently a top US envoy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Susan Page, urged members of the uniformed forces to stand up against the few individuals within their rank who are partisan. We recognize that not everyone within the Zimbabwe Republic Police and armed forces supports or is engaged in violence, said Page.
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