MDC supporters beaten at unveiling ceremony
Go to a memorial service and get tear gassed and beaten up. I wonder how our head of police, Chihuri, will explain this one.
Alert: MDC supporters beaten at unveiling ceremony
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
At least 14 people are receiving treatment at a local Harare hospital following their assault by Zanu PF thugs with the assistance of men in riot police gear at the Warren Hills cemeteries this afternoon at the unveiling of tombstones for five slain MDC activists.
Reports received are that, men in riot police gear arrived in a 5 tonne truck (Mazda T35) and a smaller Toyota truck and, unprovoked, fired tear gas on the mourners who were preparing to feed. The men got to the feeding truck where they forced three staff members of the catering company into the windowless loading tray, fired canisters of tear gas and shut the three in before they were let out twenty minutes later.
The thugs further attacked the people queuing for food as they fled from the tear gas, beating them with truncheons. One woman was chased and shoved into a shallow ditch where the gang proceeded to throw rocks at her. People were injured in the ensuing pandemonium through panic and beatings from the men in police gear.
The memorial service and unveiling ceremonies were done by the Heal Zimbabwe Trust.