Cases of abductions and victimization increase
November 26th, 2008
Reports reaching us are to the effect that 2 MDC activists were recently abducted from Harare’s Budiriro high density suburb by suspected state agents.
A third activist is in hiding after the assailants raided his home in his absence.
Another case is of a senior member in the MDC’s security department who was also abducted last night and his whereabouts still unknown.
The wave of recent abductions come in the wake of fresh deliberations being held in South Africa to try and break the deadlock between Zanu PF and the two MDC formations and on the heals of a deadly cholera epidemic.
An MDC Member of Parliament and an activist were yesterday victimized by suspected state agents after they came across them parked by the roadside and transferring boxes of fliers headed for Mutare from one truck to the other.
The 3 men, driving an infamous double-cab truck, asked them questions relating to what they were doing and went through the boxes. The MP then showed them his identification particulars and told them that they were doing party business, questioning them on the legality of the search and that was when they let them go.
But the men later followed the activist headed for Mutare, forced him off the road, embarked into his truck and forced him to drive off course, headed for Beatrice while threatening him with the prospect of assault and arrest. They proceeded to search his wallet, confisticating US$150 of the US$350 he had on him before letting him go.
