Soldiers pull down Tsvangirai rally posters

News — By on August 7, 2009 3:41 pm

Mutare – Armed soldiers in Mutare, Manicaland province on Wednesday tore rally posters belonging to MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai that had been placed in Sakubva suburb and surrounding areas.
 
Tsvangirai is expected to give a keynote address at Manicaland’s MDC 10th anniversary celebratory provincial rally at Sakubva Stadium on 16 August.
 
On Monday, in preparation for this event, the MDC Manicaland provincial leadership had pasted posters in Mutare to publicise the rally.
 
However, a group of armed soldiers on Wednesday moved around the town in an army T35 Mazda truck, pulling down the posters.
 
The soldiers said they were removing the posters in preparation of the Heroes’ Day and Defence Forces commemorations to be held at the same venue next week and were working according to “instructions from above”.
 
Meanwhile, cases of political violence against MDC supporters are on the increase in the province with soldiers based at Vhumbunu Primary School in Mutasa Central harassing and torturing innocent villagers.
 
Last month at least 20 soldiers established a base at the school and are moving around with Zanu PF militia harassing people perceived to be MDC supporters.
 
The teachers have forced themselves to share accommodation with soldiers at the school, a situation which has also seriously affected school operations.
 
Some of the teachers have since fled from the school in fear of being victimised or tortured by the soldiers and Zanu PF militia.

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