Source: War veterans terrorise opposition supporters – DailyNews Live
Jeffrey Muvundusi 3 January 2018
BULAWAYO – A group of war veterans aligned to the ruling Zanu PF party is
being accused of terrorising officials and supporters of opposition
parties in Nkayi South.
As a result, Nkayi South Zapu district chairperson Precious Dewa has been
living in fear after the former liberation war fighters threatened to make
him “disappear the Itai Dzamara way”.
A renowned political activist who shot to fame through his Occupy Africa
Unity Square campaign against the regime of former president Robert
Mugabe, Dzamara, was abducted by five unidentified men while at a barber
shop in Harare’s Glen View suburb.
Dewa, who has since engaged his lawyers to help him get justice, has also
filed a report with the police.
“The war vets led by one Cowden Maphosa approached me and told me that
they had been given powers to make sure I disappear just like what
happened to Dzamara.
“I didn’t take these threats lightly hence I went to the police who told
me to go back and `resolve your issue amicably’,” Dewa said.
“I won’t take this lightly. I have to make a move. Imagine this is
happening about seven months before elections, what more as we draw closer
– it will be disaster.
“It’s not me alone who has complained about these war veterans.
“I think it’s high time the new president reins in his boys because it
will soil his name,” said Dewa.
Zapu national spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa confirmed the harassment of
the party’s members in Nkayi district.
“We received the reports but we are surprised there are still criminals
who seek to hide behind war credentials to harass our people,” Maphosa
said.
“Zapu fought for and brought this country from colonialism and for Cowden
to threaten Zapu structures is just a naive criminal expedition that will
land him in big trouble with the law. Zapu also will not sit idle and
watch him.
“We cannot afford such elements especially approaching elections this
year.
“The responsible war veterans body must dissociate from his conduct,
otherwise we will hold them complicit should we fail to get a free, fair
and credible election.”
COMMENTS
Just a bit more Gukuruhundi ll?
We expect ED to re educate these malcontents to what is going on soon . If the police take no action on such matters then why.
We can not have this when we want a new Zimbabwe. NO NO NO. No more abuse of anyone.
It is the same corrupt lilly livered zrp we had before! Let the orwets make a charge the all hell breaks out on the accused!
More of the same foolishness from these chaps?
Typical of these guys, probably hides behind his mother’s skirts when the going gets tough. Oh, I also wonder how old he is ? The youngest so called vet would be about 55, probably find this dude is not older than thirty. If he is older than 30, then 30 would probably be the level of his IQ.