{"id":12448,"date":"2019-08-16T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=12448"},"modified":"2019-08-16T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:10:09","slug":"mdc-demo-horrifying-scenes-of-police-brutalising-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mdc-demo-horrifying-scenes-of-police-brutalising-civilians","title":{"rendered":"MDC DEMO: Horrifying scenes of police brutalising civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANTI-RIOT police Friday resorted to brute force to disperse hordes of MDC supporters who had defied a police ban on a party demonstration against rising poverty levels under the Zanu PF led administration.<\/p>\n<p>Scenes of protesters being brutalised by baton wielding police officers circulated on social media spotlighting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s perceived commitment to rid the country the tag of being a police State.<\/p>\n<p>Below are horrifying scenes of police brutalising civilians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANTI-RIOT police Friday resorted to brute force to disperse hordes of MDC supporters who had defied a police ban on a party demonstration against rising poverty levels under the Zanu PF led administration. 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