Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo |Plain clothes police details and Central Intelligence Organisation agents blocked residents of the populous Mucheke suburb from attending Joice Mujuru’s rally, last Saturday.
After being intimidated by police and state security agents a good number of residents of Mucheke suburb,the biggest residential area in the city of Masvingo could not attend the former Vice President’s rally.
Mujuru’s rally held at Mucheke Stadium attracted hundreds of people despite frantic efforts by the police and state security agents to disturb the event.
Residents of Mucheke suburb who spoke to ZimEye.com yesterday said police officers and state security agents threatened them with dire consequences. “We were threatened by plain clothes police officers and CIO agents so we could not attend the rally.”
“Scores of CIO agents and operatives moved around the streets threatening us.They told us that names of people who received ZimPf t-shirts were compiled and such people would be dealt with after the rally.Many people were afraid of going to the rally as a result of intimidation,”said a resident of Mucheke A suburb.
It is also understood several vehicles were intercepted by the police and CIO agents also threatened villagers in Gutu and Bikita districts. The police also threatened residents of Rujeko and Target Kopje suburbs respectively.