12 MDC activists’ whereabouts unknown 21 days after abductions
November 19th, 2008
The MDC fears for the lives and safety of its members as Zanu PF and the police have failed to account for their whereabouts.
The 12 were abducted in predawn raids in their homes in Banket and Chinhoyi but the MDC, its lawyers and relatives have been denied access to them.
On 11 November 2008, High Court judge Justice Charles Hungwe ruled that the detained be produced in court at or before 4pm of that day, but eight days later the State is in contempt of court after the police failed to comply with the order.
Among the 12 detained MDC activists is Concilia Chinanzvavana, the Women’s Assembly provincial chairperson for Mashonaland West and her husband Emmanuel Chinanzvavana who is a councilor in Banket.
These unlawful arrests, detentions and abductions of MDC activists should cease as a matter of urgency.
The regime has begun a systematic crackdown on the party members in the country as it tries in vain to solidify trumped-up charges of banditry and terrorism against MDC supporters.
MDC Information and Publicity Department
Via Press Release
Previous blogs on the abductions:
Zanu PF might be up to typical filthy dirty tricks this weekend
Political abductions in Banket
November 21st, 2008 07:19
As per the post on Zimbabweans doing something, we do need to do something. You cant say that there is a Unity Government or that there will be one in place if the opposition members are disappearing and MT, a prime minister not being able to get a passport. Something must be done NOW!!