The Zimbabwe national army members have been accused of brutally assaulting MDC Alliance security guards inside Harvest House. The allegations were made by the MDC Alliance party officials who witnessed the MDC-T being aided with the army and police to take over their headquarters.
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MDC Alliance secretary general Chalton Hwende could be heard in a video talking to the police to allow him to enter the building as security guards inside the building were being assaulted. “I’m talking to you as you know the law. I cannot talk to soldiers. They are beating up guards in the office,” Hwende said as he sought to rescue the guards.
The MDC Alliance spokesperson also released a statement accusing the security forces of assaulting their guards.
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MDC Alliance Full Statement on Harvest House take over
At approximately 10pm on the 4th of June 2020, a truckload of armed soldiers and police officers assisted twenty youths to forcibly gain entry into the MDC Alliance Headquarters, Harvest House.
The soldiers severely assaulted our security personnel who were manning the building. The youths locked themselves in the building, refining to leave. The MDC-Alliance Secretary-General, Mr Chalton Hwende, immediately attended the scene and tried to make a police report. The Zimbabwe Republic Police refused to take the report and advised that he should speak to the soldiers who in turn denied the Secretary-General entry to the building.
The MDC-Alliance maintains its rightful position as the occupants of Harvest House and will not allow such underhanded and patently unlawful seizure of its property. The use of the armed forces to settle personal squabbles must be condemned in the strongest way possible by all prodemocratic forces. This illegal seizure of property in the dead of night puts to rest all falsehoods that the recent attacks on the MDC-Alliance have been driven by an interest in constitutionalism and democracy. In fact, the very nature of this violent act, lays bare the malicious and anti-freedom dynamics that are threatening the very fibre of our political landscape. Under what capacity have the armed forces been deployed to Harvest House and by what provision of law are they interfering with civilian matters?
The attempt to take-over the assets of our political party will be resisted. We are in the process of taking steps to restore possession and control of the building. Political power comes from the people. These underhanded tactics are yet another desperate attempt for power from those who were rejected by the people. We shall not be deterred from seeking the change Zimbabweans deserve.
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