The MDC-T Chivi Central district chairperson, Tyavanai Chibhebhe, was over the weekend assaulted by a soldier at Huruyadzo growth point in Chivi for wearing his MDC T-shirt, the party says.
According to the party’s information department, Chibhebhe sustained head injuries and had to seek medical attention at a local hospital.
He reported the matter to Huruyadzo police but the soldier was not arrested, the report further said adding that,
“the soldier, one Eliphas Gava claims to be part of the Presidential guard in Harare and is always threatening people in the area. This is not the first time that this notorious man has assaulted known MDC members without provocation.”