By Own Correspondent| Four civil society organisations representatives who were returning from an international trip were picked up by state security agents as they jetted back into the country from a CSOs conference.

The four, were allegedly picked up by the state security agents led by one Detective Ben Justin following the publication of a story run in the state owned Herald titled “Plot to unleash violent protest unearthed”.

The Herald story printed out allegations that the CSOs representatives were attending a meeting in Prague where they were being trained together with opposition MDC stalwarts on strategies to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government.

The four have been identified as Frank Mpahlo, from Transparency International, Gamuchirai Mukura representing COTRAD, George Makoni who is representing CCDZ and Tatenda Mombeyarara from the Citizens’ Manifesto.

Of the 4, pro democracy activist Makomborero Haruzivishe managed to reach 1 of them by late Monday night.

Haruzivishe told ZimEye, “the only one I managed to reach is Tatenda Mombeyarara although the conversation was brief.

“I am appealing to members of the public with details of the four because anything could happen to them,” he said.

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