By Own Correspondent| Proceedings at the August 1 Commission of Inquiry hearing temporarily ground to a halt following the arrival of opposition leader Nelaon Chamisa.

Party supporters attending the hearing broke into song and dance as they sang “Ndezve change Nero meaning its all about change with Nero which is a nickname given to their leader for Nelson”.

Chamisa had to temporarily get out of the room for his supporters to calm down before proceedings got underway.

Presenting his evidence before the 7 member team headed by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, Chamisa chronicled how his person and party was being dragged into the August 1 violence although clear evidence shows that the army perpetrated violence against innocent civilians.

Said Chamisa before the Commission:

“As the legitimate MDC and as its leader, we did not give any instructions to demonstrate on August 1. When we make decisions to demonstrate, we are an organised party with organs and national structures..We do not just wake up and say go and demonstrate.

We have meetings….the National Executive is there to make decisions. Decisions are not made nicodemously, they are made in broad daylight and we always inform the police. We have demonstrated before and we are going to demonstrate again as we are going to do on November 29.”