they had indeed attended to Zunde and provided him with both medical
attention and counselling services following his ordeal.
On 10 October 2015, three MDC-T members were beaten up by two ZanuPF members at Gazebo in Ward 25 in Goromonzi South. The three were
putting on MDC-T t-shirts which they were forced to take off in front of
other revellers. The three resisted and two war veterans, Gift Jongwe
and Steven Sande, allegedly assaulted them. The three were saved by
approaching police and fled from the scene. The police are said to have
taken the two perpetrators to the police station and released them
without charge after only a few minutes. The victims had their t-shirts
torn to pieces and went home half naked. The victims were part of the
MDC-T district executive committee. When ZPP called the ZRP provincial
spokesperson for Mashonaland, Inspector Norbert Muzondo, to find out if
the incident had at all been docketed, he said, “There is no incident like
that on our records.”
On 14 October 2015, one war veteran was allegedly assaulted by
Tawanda Murefu at Nyahondo Township in Mutoko South. The perpetrator
accused the victim of being pro- former Vice President, Joice Mujuru.
After beating him with a fist, he then challenged the victim to report the
incident wherever he wanted.
On 17 October 2015, three female vendors were allegedly assaulted by
one, Silas Chauke, who is notorious for assaulting and tormenting
residents at Pamusasa Shopping Centre Ward 9 Damofalls in Ruwa. The
vendors were beaten up and had their goods thrown away. Chauke
allegedly often brags that he is untouchable. He torments revellers,
vendors and ordinary people on a daily basis and labels them MDC-T
supporters.
On 17 October 2015, some people were forced to buy Zanu-PF party
cards in Mudzi West at US$3 in Mango Ward 1.
On 28 October 2015, it was alleged that Marondera Central legislator,
Lawrence Katsiru, demanded three tonnes of maize from a white farmer,
one, Peter Hodgewick. It is alleged that Katsiru indicated that he would
protect Hodgewick from being chased from his farm in Marondera along
Murehwa Road. The farmer complied as he was intimidated by Katsiru
who brought some Zanu-PF youths with him. Katsiru supposedly indicated
that failure to heed his demands would lead to the white farmer losing
his farm. Efforts to reach Katsiru or Hodgewick to verify the incident
were not fruitful; while CFU director, Olivier, told ZPP he had not
received any formal report to that effect. Olivier, however, told ZPP that
him not having received any reports did not necessarily mean that it had
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