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Mutsekwa urges Mnangagwa to end violence

Written by FUNGI KWARAMBA

Friday, 06 November 2009 00:00

HARARE – Co-Minister of Home Affairs Giles Mutsekwa says he has spoken to Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa over escalating attacks by soldiers against members of the MDC-T party. (Pictured: Emmerson Mnangagwa – Reportedly promised to act to end violence)

Mutsekwa, who heads the home affairs department alongside Kembo Mohadi from President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu (PF) party, last week said Mnangagwa promised to take action over the attacks.
“The violence against our party is a deliberate move by Zanu (PF) to cow us into submission and also to derail the constitutional making process,” said Mutsekwa, who is a senior member of the MDC-T.
He added, “since soldiers are involved I have talked to my counterpart the Minister of Defence Emerson Mnangangwa and he has assured me that he will take action on the matter.”
Mutsekwa said violence could undo progress made by the unity government and called on all state security departments to shun violence.
He said: “I was in Matabeleland North province and I was shocked at the violence and intimidation that is targeted on MDC supporters by soldiers and Zanu (PF) youths.”
“There are soldiers and youth officers (Border Gezi) from the Ministry of Youth and Employment Creation who were deployed to rural areas last year and we know that there are still stationed in those particular areas and there are now causing this latest wave of violence.”
Mnangagwa was not immediately available for comment on the matter.
But observers doubt the Defence Minister, considered one of the hardliners in Zanu (PF), will act to end violence against MDC-T supporters and other perceived opponents of President Robert Mugabe’s party.

Comments (1)

|2009-11-09 12:14:49 bobymafi - The real treat to peace and stability.

This guy who mugabe finds easily pliable is more of an opportunist than a strategist.He has a history tainted with bloodletting and boot licking and looting.Its no secret the guy was the major component of the JOC in the aftermaths of Elections 08.Now what Hon Mutsekwa did was a mere formality , a ritual that is not going to produce any meaningful results.Mnangagwa is behind the heinous attacks and asking him to act will be like asking him to "act against himself", to use the discourse deployed by Didymus Mutasa.Zimbos lets note Mnangagwa's position and ensure he gets nowhere near State House in future.

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