Tonight is going to be a tense night: an update on Mount Carmel Farm

Via the Justice for Agriculture mailing list

The police promised to evict Landmine and thugs (in keeping with the High Court order) on Tuesday 9th but the Member in Charge, Chegutu ,Chief Inspector Manyika, was not around so the eviction did not take place. He said that he would do it today, Thursday 11th June.

The sheriff went to police and to carry out the eviction this morning. He was given 8 police details headed by Ass Insp Bepura . Police came out in their own vehicle and the sheriff took Bruce Campbells pickup. When the sheriff and police arrived at Mt Carmel the thugs all ran away. The sheriff loaded up all the thugs belongings and hitched up the DDF tractor to Bruce’s pick up which is now being towed into Chegutu (now broken and unable to move on its own). Police sat in their vehicle the whole time and said they refused to help as their job was only to protect the sheriff.

Bruce soon discovered that the lock to the Mt Carmel house has been changed by the thugs and so he was unable to get into the house. Bruce also soon realised the thugs were still around, running around the garden.

Police have now said that they have done their job and will not return to help Bruce enter the house or pick up the thugs. The sheriff has said he will come out again this afternoon with Bruce to try to enter the house but Bruce really needs a police detail and a locksmith to do this so that he is not accused of breaking the thugs lock. Police have refused to to this.

We have asked the sheriff to phone DISPOL (district police) to tell him that the police are refusing to carry out the full requirements of the high court order.

Further update 3:20pm…………………

Bruce is at the sheriff’s office now and Landmine has also arrived there. Bruce is wanting the sheriff to go back with him to the farm to open the lock on the house and to get into the house. Landmine has said that if Bruce goes back to MT Carmel he will get hit. 35 Balclutha workers have arrived at our house to move into the Mt Carmel yard in support of us. Ben has managed to get Kerry Kay to come down to stay in the Mt Carmel house tonight and hopefully some press.

Things might get nasty so please pray.

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