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Zimbabwe war veterans' spokesman arrested after Mugabe rebuke
Police have arrested a senior official from Zimbabwe's war veterans' association after it accused President Robert Mugabe of "dictatorial" behaviour in a shock rupture with the 92-year-old leader, lawyers said Thursday.Veterans of Zimbabwe's 1970s independence war, who had previously been loyal Mugabe supporters, last week issued a statement bitterly denouncing the president, who faces growing signs of opposition. Douglas Mahiya, spokesman for the War Veterans' Association, was arrested late Wednesday in Harare, according to the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) group.A Mahiya family lawyer confirmed the arrest to AFP, but declined to comment further. The association's secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda, was also taken from his rural home in Gokwe, north west Zimbabwe, after being summoned for police questioning. "His whereabouts are currently undetermined, as are the charges or allegations against him," ZLHR said. Police on Thursday declined to comment on the two cases, a day after the president vowed to punish the unnamed authors of the war veterans' criticisms. Posted by: Pappy 2016-07-29 |
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