MDC Alliance Official Murdered, Corpse Dumped At Neighbour’s Doorstep
MDC Alliance councillor and district coordinating chair Lavender Chiwaya of ward 4 Hurungwe Central Karoi, Mashonaland West was murdered last night and his naked body was dumped four houses away from his home.
The MDC Alliance suspects that Chiwaya was abducted by State security agents and murdered before his body was dumped.
Despite a few discrepancies in details on where Chiwaya’s corpse was dumped, Secretary for International Relations, Movement for Democratic Change Alliance Gladys Hlatywayo also suspects the late Councillor was murdered by state security agents.
Hlatywayo tweeted, “MDC Alliance District Coordinating Chair, Councillor Lavender Chiwaya of ward 4 Hurungwe Central Karoi, MashWest was murdered last night & his naked body was dumped on his doorstep. He was being hunted by state security agents before his gruesome murder Loudly crying face
#ZimbabweanLivesMatter”
MDC Alliance District Coordinating Chair, Councillor Lavender Chiwaya of ward 4 Hurungwe Central Karoi, MashWest was murdered last night & his naked body was dumped on his doorstep. He was being hunted by state security agents before his gruesome murder 😭#ZimbabweanLivesMatter
— Hlatywayo Gladys Kudzaishe (@gladyshlatywayo) August 21, 2020
The MDC Alliance tweeted on their official Twitter account, “In a suspected abduction by suspected state agents, MDC Alliance Hurungwe Central District Chair & Ward 4 Councillor, Lavender Chiwaya has been found dead, naked & dumped 4 houses away from his home. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter“
In a suspected abduction by suspected state agents, MDC Alliance Hurungwe Central District Chair & Ward 4 Councillor, Lovender Chiwaya has been found dead, naked & dumped 4 houses away from his home. #ZimbabweanLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/b01U2cUbzT
— MDC Alliance (@mdczimbabwe) August 21, 2020
At the time of publication, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) had not responded to Savanna News‘ request for an official statement surrounding the death of Chiwaya.
Savanna News will furnish readers with details as soon as they become available.
MDC Alliance has claimed that 30 of its members have fled from their homes in fear of falling victim to the alleged on-going crackdown of opposition activists in the city.
In recent weeks several politicians, activists and citizens have been arrested, with others being subjected to alleged torture by suspected State security agents on charges of orchestrating the 31 July protest.