By A Correspondent| In an interview with ZTN Friday, army boss Valerie Sibanda said investigations regarding the culprits who murdered innocent civilians on August 1 were still ongoing emphasising that there was a third force responsible for killing unarmed civilians.

The comments by the army boss comes despite footage showing soldiers firing live ammunition at unarmed civilians in Harare on August 1.

He said no soldier will be punished for Aug 1 murders because there was a third force responsible for civilians’ deaths.

“…. because like I said during the commission, there was a third hand at play in the disturbances of the 1st of August last year.

This is why there was a report that some shots were fired from some building, and I think that is ample proof to show that there was a third hand at play.

I cannot punish a soldier for what they did not do.”

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