The attempts to disrupt
Chamisa’s campaign trail
continued into
Mashonaland West when
he visited Hurungwe,
Chegutu, Chivhu, Zvimba
and other areas.
assaulted the opposition
supporters, leaving some of them
badly injured.
ZPP is concerned about political
violence that is perpetrated to stop
other political parties from
participating in the business of
In one of the incidents, the MDC
Alliance claimed suspected Zanu PF politics for which they were
established.
militia had abducted the party’s
Zvimba South Constituency
Our constitution clearly allows the
Coordinating member Maria Wemba freedom of assembly and
on October 30 at Murombedzi in
association. Every person has the
For example, on 27 October, at
Zvimba West. She was allegedly
right to freedom of assembly and
Zvipani Business Centre in
found later naked and badly beaten. association, and the right not to
Hurungwe North, dozens of Zanu PF In Harare, the factional fights in the assemble or associate with others;
breakaway faction of the MDC
and opposition politics is not a
supporters blocked roads before
stoning a vehicle of an MDC Alliance Alliance, the MDC-T, took a nasty
crime, and any country that
activist who was escorting the
turn when an official intending to
purports to be a democracy has a
Chamisa convoy into the area.
address the media was accosted and thriving opposition and civil society.
assaulted by those loyal to the
It is of great concern that the ruling
These were not mere coincidences
current leader Douglas Mwonzora.
as these happened everywhere
party uses government agents and
where Chamisa went.
ZPP believes in peaceful political
coerces its supporters to engage in
contestation, constitutionalism and violent activities, with senior party
On 29 October as MDC Alliance
the culture of democracy, and
officials openly condoning violence
supporters travelled to meet
therefore continues to condemn in
against those who do not support
Chamisa in Chegutu, Zanu PF
the strongest terms the violence
Zanu PF. (see the provincial
supporters attacked them in
highlights on Section 7.0 of this
Kadoma. After confiscating car keys perpetrated by suspected Zanu PF
activists and state security agents in report)
belonging to an MDC Alliance
the month under review.
activist, the Zanu PF supporters