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[Published: Wednesday October 28 2009]

'Violent attacks' on Zimbabwe MDC

Harare, 28 Oct-(ANA)-Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change has said there are "increased violent" attacks on its party members.

MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said a top official was stopped and beaten up by militants from President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF on Tuesday morning.

His warning comes a few days after an MDC residence was raided by police.

Zanu-PF has described the comments as "cheap propaganda" following the MDC's decision to end co-operation in the unity government formed in February.

Mr Chamisa told journalists in the capital, Harare, that acts of violence against MDC supporters had started happening in both urban and rural areas.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC leader, boycotted a cabinet meeting for a second time in as many weeks in protest at Zanu-PF's perceived failure to implement measures agreed to as a part of the power-sharing deal.

The MDC has threatened to call for fresh elections if a meeting of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) later this week fails to break the deadlock. (ANA)

FA/ANA/28 October 2009---

 

 


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