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| Zimbabwe activist ’dies from torture’ | |
| 2003-06-04 | |
| EFL Zimbabwe's main opposition group says that one of its members has died after being tortured by police officials and soldiers. Tichaona Kaguru was taken away from the house of a Movement for Democratic Change councillor in Harare, and later died in a city centre hospital, the MDC says. Kidney failure? The police have arrested more than 300 MDC supporters and officials during this week's strike, intended to drive President Robert Mugabe out of power. Most businesses in Harare and the second city, Bulawayo were closed on Wednesday for a third day. The government, however, says the Movement for Democratic Change protests have flopped because the security forces have prevented the mass demonstrations they had also called. State television says that security agents are investigating businesses which have shut down during the strike. The government has threatened to withdraw their trading licences. MDC activists and officials have been arrested throughout the country. In Bulawayo, opposition MPs have gone into hiding, reports the BBC's Themba Nkosi in the city. MDC spokesman for Manicaland, Pishayi Muchauraya, told the privately-owned Daily News: "The police have launched a door-to-door manhunt for known MDC supporters and they are harassing their families." On Monday, riot police used teargas, and soldiers in armoured cars fired guns to break up the demonstrations. On Tuesday, about 200 people tried to march into Bulawayo city centre but they were soon dispersed by riot police, our correspondent says. Bob was ready for this strike, don't think it's going anywhere.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 I don't think he's smarter than we think. I think a few people at a time is the best his crew can do. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-06-04 16:33:27 |
| #1 Bob's smarter then we think. He's taking the opposition down a few people at a time and not a lot of people are noticing. Now, if there's a mass protest in the streets and his scumbag security people take out a couple of hundred people, that gets noticed. Then Bob's in the deep shit. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-04 12:16:27 |