National Vendors’ Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) chairperson Stern Zvorwadza has handed himself over to the police.
As this occured, the arrest and harassment of activists including Promise Mkwananzi, has been widely condemned.
This follows reports that Zvorwadza was wanted for his alleged involvement in demonstrations held countrywide this week.
His lawyer, Obey Shava of Mbidzo, Muchadehama and Makoni Legal Practitioners, confirmed Zvorwadza presented himself to the police yesterday. “He was today (yesterday) summoned to the police for his involvement with the masses who demonstrated this week. It is surprising why my client is wanted by the Law and Order Department.
“Zimbabweans are protected by the law to protest. Protests are above board as long as they are peaceful,” Shava said, adding that his client had not yet been formally charged.
In an interview with the media, another activist implicated in mobilising Zimbabweans in the demonstrations through social media, Promise Mkwananzi of the #Tajamuka/Sesijikile fame, also presented himself to the police, but insisted he had not committed any crime.
“I am currently consulting with my lawyers and am going to present myself to the Law and Order Department today (yesterday),” Mkwananzi said.
“I am handing over myself to the police with a clear conscience because everything that I am doing is above board.”
Information, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Christopher Mushohwe on Thursday warned that government was cracking down on “ghosts who have been behind inflammatory messages on social media”.
#Thisflag frontman Evan Mawarire, Mkwananzi and Zvorwadza were some of the individuals suspected to be behind the countrywide demonstrations.
Mkwananzi, however, said there was nothing amiss about mobilising fellow citizens through social media to ensure an accountable leadership.
“Calling on President (Robert Mugabe) to resign is lawful. We are not doing anything criminal,” he said, adding that he was ready to reproduce in court any material that he generated on social media.
“We are peaceful citizens who have not in any way generated anything that promotes violence,” he said, pointing out that this was the reason why he was not part of the protesters intending to march to State House over the weekend.
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They can scare us but we are surely past being scared , Let it be known to all proping this evil system that the power and voice of people should never be underestimated for some individuals’ own selfish gains . One day is one day tables will turn around. Chisingaperi chinoshura vakomana !!!
Let them waste their time. The endgame will not stop because of this barbarism. We are all leaders of this endgame and we will continue until we get to the end, which is soon, and very soon. We condemn this barbaric act by the police who are being used like condoms by the ZANU PF thugs. I tell you some of these “police whatever” will answer for their actions soon. This will make us more determined to demonstrate that our progressive movement is unlike ZANU PF, or politburo or central committee, where Mugabe addresses the attendants as kindergarten children. Watch out.
Let them waste their time. The endgame will not stop because of this barbarism. We are all leaders of this endgame and we will continue until we get to the end, which is soon, and very soon. We condemn this barbaric act by the police who are being used like condoms by the ZANU PF thugs. I tell you some of these “police whatever” will answer for their actions soon. This will make us more determined to demonstrate that our progressive movement is unlike ZANU PF, or politburo or central committee, where Mugabe addresses the attendants as kindergarten children. Watch out.