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SOUTHERN REGION called by a local NGO. SS was given a platform to welcome his villagers, instead he started chanting his party slogan and a number of people did not respond because they wanted to hear about the food distribution. The victim was spotted as one of the people who did not respond to the slogans and was chased away from the meeting. SS also accused the victim of supporting the MDC. 20 June 2007 It is alleged that Rutenga police are harassing Sarahuru community. It is said that the police are going door to door searching for foreign currency and if they find the money they just confiscate it without any fine being paid. Masvingo Central 2 June 2007 GM (32), a police officer was allegedly evicted by his landlord, C. C told GM that he no longer wanted to accommodate police officers because they went about beating up people for no reason. GM was accommodated at a police camp, where he was given a classroom to put his belongings together with his family. 2 June 2007 AT and AM, were supposedly harassed, by WM, of Zanu PF. They were accused of having gone to the perpetrator’s shop and ordered the till operators to sell them stuff at half prices citing that government had ordered price reductions by 50%. 8 June 2007 TZ (35), CT (29) and NT (24) were allegedly assaulted by three Zanu PF members in Rhodene, for asking why the police gave Zanu PF supporters clearance to hold a meeting whilst they refused to clear MDC supporters. 10 June 2007 BM (42), of the MDC, was allegedly assaulted and unlawfully detained by the CIO at Mucheke Stadium, where the MDC party president was addressing a rally, for opposing the ruling government. 17 June 2007 MT (36), WC (28) and TM (31) were allegedly harassed by PC, GM, and other Zanu PF members at Chesvingo crèche where, MT intended to hold her CIVNET workshop on participation. The Zanu PF © ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007 youths harassed some of the participants on their way to the workshop, linking the CIVNET workshop to an MDC rally that was held at Mucheke stadium. 23 June 2007 AM, was reportedly threatened with unspecified action, for allegedly attending a meeting organized by a local NGO. He was accused of being a member of the opposition MDC party. 24 June 2007 M (30), M (39) and K (±40), all war veterans, were reportedly assaulted by M, S and M of Zanu PF, for telling other war veterans at a meeting that it was time for them to make a move on the Zanu PF leader who did not want to give others a chance to rule Zimbabwe. When the ruling party supporters heard of this they went to the meeting and assaulted the victims and ordered people to disperse. Masvingo North 4 June 2007 LM and CC, of Zanu School, were purportedly intimidated and harassed by JK, of Zanu PF, who is also the Chairperson, at a School Development Committee meeting. JK allegedly stopped CC from attending the meeting accusing him of being an MDC supporter. JK also went ahead to suspend LM from being in the School Development Committee because he suspected him to be a UPP party supporter. 6 June 2007 CC, of UPP, was allegedly harassed by JK, the Zanu PF Chairperson, who accused him of defecting to UPP. CC was forced to go for a hearing with the disciplinary committee at the Zanu PF offices in Masvingo. CC alleges that he denied the allegations which were levelled against him and the committee asked CC to persuade the youths in ward 14 to join the ruling party. 12 June 2007 JT (45), SS (60) and SM (38), were allegedly denied food aid because their sons are MDC activists. The victims were also accused of being MDC supporters and were not eligible to get food aid. 15 June 2007 TC (52), was allegedly harassed by Chief M and Nemamwa Police officers for organising a ZESN workshop in the area. 23 June 2007 It is alleged that carpentry instructors at Masvingo Polytechnic College were allegedly forced by MP SM, to go to his homestead in Zimuto to roof another house. The victims had previously been taken to do the same job at another house for no payment in May 2007. Chivi North 3 June 2007 PM (52), of the MDC, was allegedly harassed by MB (55) of the ruling party, for talking to a newspaper correspondent on how ‘operation maguta’ was being politicised. The victim was threatened with unspecified action by the perpetrator. 6 June 2007 At Chinembiri Secondary School, M, the headmaster of the school ,was allegedly harassed by Zanu PF members and war veterans, during the registration of the Ordinary Level June examinations. The perpetrators wanted the headmaster to reduce the registration fees. The school was closed resulting in failure of the June examinations being written at Chinembiri Secondary School. 14 June 2007 It is alleged that teachers at Madya Primary School, were allegedly assaulted and intimidated by the ward coordinator and Zanu PF supporters. The teachers were accused of abusing the children by sending them to fetch firewood and water. They were also accused of supporting the MDC. 15 June 2007 NS and Chivi police allegedly denied WM (47), of Mutangi village, a clearance letter for him to hold a field day at ZIPWA Project, accusing him of being an MDC supporter. Some of the participants failed to attend. 38
SOUTHERN REGION 20 June 2007 In a an intra party conflict, MR (±36), of Zanu PF, was purportedly assaulted by C (±49), of Zanu PF, after MR told C that their faction had bought a voters’ roll which was being inspected in the constituency. 25 June 2007 LK (28), the registration officer, was allegedly assaulted by MJ, of Zanu PF, for trying to explain to the perpetrator why he should go to Masvingo to pay for his lost identity particulars. LK was labelled an MDC supporter. 27 June 2007 Shokoni villagers were reportedly harassed by police and were also charged under POSA, whilst they were waiting for a food for work programme. Chivi South 8 June 2007 JM (36), of the MDC, was allegedly assaulted by six Zanu PF supporters under the leadership of the Minister of Rural Development and Water Resources, for commenting that Zanu PF party leaders are able to preach what they do not practise. The perpetrators were holding meetings with rural people, mainly youth groups in order to train them on income generating projects. 9 June 2007 TC (30), of Zanu PF, was purportedly assaulted by D, C and I, MDC supporters for answering an MDC slogan by shouting a Zanu PF slogan. The victim was hospitalised at Chivi hospital. 12 June 2007 who had Zanu PF membership cards. PH, was reportedly ordered to buy the Zanu PF membership card if he still wanted to own his farm. 17 June 2007 WD, EC, KM, and other villagers, were allegedly harassed by the village head R and his village police, forcing them to attend a Zanu PF rally at Chikofa Township. The villagers were told that if they fail to attend the rally they will be displaced. 20 June 2007 SM, of the MDC, was allegedly assaulted by JM, of Zanu PF, who is Councillor T’s security officer. Councillor T had told villagers at a meeting that anyone who was under the age of 35 had no need to register to vote as they will only go with their identity cards on the voting day. SM opposed the Councillor and was assaulted. 25 June 2007 RM (36), of the ruling party, was allegedly assaulted by fellow party supporter, TM (38) at Run’ai Township, after saying that aged leaders had poor sight and they could not see that things were not normal, in order for them to give a chance to young people. Masvingo South 9 June 2007 GG, of MDC, was reportedly harassed by AM, and BC, at a meeting for School fees top-up at Gozho Primary School. It is alleged that victim wanted to air his views at the meeting when the perpetrators started booing and saying the meeting was not an MDC rally and told him to sit down. The victim left the place because of the ill treatment by police for organising a Women’s Coalition workshop at Nyikavanhu Business Centre. The victims were charged under POSA and were detained for two days, and denied access to food and visitors. 19 June 2007 AC (47), of the MDC, was allegedly found with MDC materials in his home by Chief S, of Zanu PF. The victim was ordered to burn the materials or leave the village. AC refused to burn the materials claiming that he had the right to choose party of his own choice. The victim was ordered to leave the village. 22 June 2007 At Gunikuni village, TM, BM and others, of the Zanu PF, reportedly harassed WC, TR and others of MDC who were at an MDC rally, threatening attendants that Zanu PF was going list down their names and make sure they do not get food aid. The MDC rally attendants allegedly started dispersing from the meeting for fear of being denied food aid. Zaka East 2 June 2007 M, the MDC candidate for the Zaka East by-elections and Z, the MDC organising secretary, were addressing a rally at Chinorumba Business Centre, when the police arrived in a truck and grabbed the two without questioning them and shoved them into a truck. The police accused the victims of telling the people to refuse to go to elections. M and Z, were detained for some hours and later released without charge. They were told not to hold any rally till the Zaka East by-election was over. 5 June 2007 At Shindi village, an unnamed NGO was re-registering people for the food aid at Chief S’s homestead and only a few people qualified. TM (37), of the MDC, allegedly went to the chief in a bid to force the chief to register him. Chief C denied registering TM, and he threatened Chief C with death. 13 June 2007 It is alleged that a group of soldiers were going around the area distributing maize seeds and fertiliser under ‘operation maguta’ and it is further alleged that these soldiers were only giving seed to those 15 June 2007 © ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007 LM, a Zanu PF Councillor, was reportedly harassed by JC, and TM, of the MDC. It is said that LM, was holding a meeting concerning the payment of stands in the rural areas when the MDC youths allegedly started harassing him telling him that they were not going to pay anything towards the stands accusing him and Zanu PF of distributing land unfairly. 16 June 2007 T, N, E, P and M, were allegedly arrested It is purported that G, C, M and other junior teachers were allegedly harassed by M and M of the ruling party, forcing them to attend a Zanu PF rally at Padare Business Centre. Most of the teachers attended the rally and those who did not were threatened with loss of jobs. The headmaster reported the victims to the DA and the teachers apologised to the DA and were told to attend every Zanu PF rally in the ward. 6 June 2007 39
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