Saturday, June 21, 2008

State agents hunting down MDC agents in rural areas

from swradioafrica


We have received disturbing reports from activists and MDC supporters who were hounded out of their rural homelands and are living a life of hide and seek, pursued by ZANU-PF agents. One activist who fled from his rural home and is in hiding said state agents are referring to the campaign as “Operation Tsuro ne gwenzi”, meaning hunt both the targets and those who shelter them. He said that he has not slept in the same house twice in the last few weeks and has to leave very early in the morning. Otherwise those who provided shelter will be victimized....

In the Mbare high-density area of Harare, the notorius Chipangano gang has been terrorising innocent civilians....

The MDC activists from rural areas are fleeing to nearby towns where they find it easier to hide in the crowded high-density areas. But now state agents are victimizing their families and hunting them down in Harare, Bulawayo and other urban areas....

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