Ncube and Misihairambwi-Mushonga were reportedly apprehended during a meeting with the party’s district members and aspiring candidates for the next elections.
The party’s deputy spokesperson, Kurauone Chihwayi, confirmed the development to The Zimbabwean. “Initially, they were told that they had been arrested under POSA for holding a meeting without police clearance and they were taken to Tsholotsho police station where they were questioned. They were detained for about three hours and later released without charge,” said Chihwayi.
He bemoaned that police were acting in a partisan manner ahead of elections. “We view that as a strategy by the police to derail our campaign programmes ahead of the harmonised elections and this unprofessional behavior by the police is an attempt to tilt the playing ground in favour of Zanu (PF).
“This is the reason why all along we have been calling for the issue of security sector reform and we will be taking the issue to SADC,” said Chihwayi.
Police spokesperson for Matabeleland North, Assistant Inspector Siphiwe Makonese, confirmed the development to The Zimbabwean.
“He wasn’t arrested as such. What happened is that he was questioned whether he had a police clearance for the meeting as per the provisions of POSA and he insisted that it was a private meeting.
However, he still continued with the meeting,” said Makonese. Section 25 of the Public Order and Security Act stipulates that a notice of seven days should be given to the police before the holding of public meetings, but does not say clearance must be given by the police.
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Vanhu Havachada zanupf!!
Those Makonese must not be there in the first place. Mugabe rule by Gukurawundi deployed everywhere, as police, army, green bombers
@Stop-a-Thief. The CIO may have got wind that these two are going to nail Zanu Pf in Maputo. As usual they later realised as it was going to be self defeating to hold them in custody and preventing them going to Maputo which they could have easily done. It shows how naive the despot has gone but as you know revolutions are unstoppable. And to prove a point Priscilla and Ncube want a written undertaking from the military and the police to stay away from civilian politics. Was taken to heart on how Priscilla felt for Mugabe for being dressed down by his fellow leaders just because he gets bad advice. But it his his fault because he accepts such advice for the love of power. A new bhora musango by his advisers. We are heading for a happy time thanks to Zanu Pf circus. How is Muzvina and Girinya. The Sunday Mail is down. Zim is undergoing cosmetic surgery. Hope it will come out more interactive. All in a days work the Jongwe has been reduced.
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