Zim Govt Is Focused On Crushing Political Opposition - US Senate
The United States of America’s Senate on Foreign Relations Committee has said the Zimbabwean government is not motivated to address the economic and humanitarian crisis in the country but rather is focused on silencing opposition political parties.
The committee was commenting on the use of soldiers and police on Thursday night in the takeover of Harvest House from the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa.
The building was handed to the Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai (MDC-T) led by reinstated leader Thokozani Khupe. Posting on Twitter, the committee said:
The takeover of @mdczimbabwe HQ Harvest House, assault of a youth leader & arrest of several party leaders, incl. @BitiTendai, demonstrates again that #Zimbabwe govt is focused on crushing political opposition rather than remedying economic crisis, COVID19 & humanitarian despair.
The police also arrested six MDC Alliance officials for criminal nuisance after they tried to regain entry into the building their party used as its headquarters.
The recent events attracted criticism from human rights defenders, legal experts and the international community.
Meanwhile, the MDC Alliance has vowed that it will take every possible action to repossess the building.
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