Police hand back MDC-T motorbikes

Police in Gwanda today finally handed back about 10 motorbikes which they impounded from the MDC-T Gwanda offices almost 2 months ago.

In these pictures captured by Nehanda Radio Citizen Reporters, MDC-T youths can be seen pushing 3 motorbikes back to their offices. The remaining bikes were loaded onto an Isuzu truck.

Police seized the motorbikes claiming they were smuggled into the country even though the paper work was in order. The raid was carried out by some six policemen led by an Assistant Inspector Mukanyi and a Sergeant Mpofu.

The MDC-T at the time said the seizure of the bikes was meant to hamper their campaign efforts ahead of elections this year.

The police quizzed staff over the acquisition of motorbikes and threatened the Gwanda Provincial Administrator Mduduzi Tshuma with death if he did not reveal the source of the motorbikes.

The Matabeleland South MDC-T Provincial Chairperson Mr Watchy Sibanda had said the escalating intimidation of MDC staff and members by security agents is clear testimony of the need for security sector reforms in the country.

Only last year, Zanu PF acquired 550 vehicles at a cost of about US$14 million for its election campaigns, despite failing to pay party workers for months. Local business mogul John Moxon was reported to have helped secure the cars.

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