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Machipisa violence victims still battling with pain
Youth Assembly, MDC
June 27, 2011
Two MDC activists who were severely assaulted by Zanu PF thugs at
Machipisa shopping centre on the 4th of June 2011 are still in pain
after sustaining serious injuries.
The MDC activists
Raymond Saidi and Austin Masanza both of ward three in Mbare constituency
were severely assaulted by five Zanu PF activists at Machipisa Zanu
PF district offices. The two had gone to attend Real Change Peace
rally at the Zimbabwe
grounds and were passing through Machipisa shopping centre on their
way to the venue of the rally. Clad in the party regalia they were
dragged into the Zanu PF offices where they were severely assaulted
with iron bars and broomsticks.
The matter was
reported at Machipisa police station who were reluctant to pursue
the case till it was reported to senior officer at the station leading
to the arrest of one of the perpetrators. The other four were believed
to have escaped and have not been arrested to date.
The two activists
sustained serious injuries from the assault and were rushed to Avenues
clinic where they spend one week before being discharged. They are
still having serious pains and are going for review tomorrow.
We condemn the
selective application of the law with regards to political violence.
The murder of a police officer has led to the arrest of innocent
people in the name of investigation but this matter has not even
been pursued with seriousness. The MDC Youth Assembly calls for
the Zimbabwe Republic Police to show seriousness when it comes to
maintaining real peace in the country and adhering to the rule of
law.
This is a clear
sign of ZANU PF's ruthless and diabolic acts that are going
unnoticed by country laws. The police rushed to arrest
Hon Timba while thousands of gross human rights abusers are walking
scot free, the likes of the notorious Joseph Mwale who killed young
Chiminya in cold blood.
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