By Own Correspondent| The leader of the Amalgamated Teachers Union Of Zimbabwe, Obert Masaraure has been arrested during the “funeral demo” in Harare where teachers are protesting over their meagre USD38 per month salary.

The demo was dubbed #paydayfuneral.

Masaraure was together with nine others violently led away by riot police officers in the CBD at midday.

Lawyer Fadzayi Mahere said, “the riot police have descended heavily, manhandled protesters. Masaraure, Doug Coltart and others have been arrested.”

“The protesters were completely peaceful. Trade unions are exempt from POSA. This is unconstitutional & ruthless,” she added.

The list of the arrested was at 10 at the time of writing. The arrested include:
Obert Masaraure
Doug Coltart
Andrew Munguri
Gerald Tavengwa
Nation Mudzitirwa
Leopold Munhende
Tryvine Musokeri
Godfrey Chanda
Shepherd Tazvivinga
Simon Drury

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