AMID claims of abductions on political and human rights activists by suspected state agents, one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s advisors and businessman Shingi Munyeza has launched a disguised tirade at government for failure to deal with the issue.<\/p>\n
Munyeza\u2019s comments on microblogging site, Twitter come as a flood of reports emerge of abductions and torture of activists including comedian Samantha Kureya, a.k.a Gonyeti.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbductions, beatings and torture must stop. I\u2019m totally disgusted and alarmed by an unprecedented trend of abductions in our country. It\u2019s worrying that the State has not come up with a position on stopping this.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe State must protect its citizens and culprits brought to book,\u201d Munyeza wrote.<\/p>\n
Munyeza cryptically added: \u201cEvil prevails when good people resign! Indeed, we need responsible leadership to arise.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the Bible, Saul falls on his own sword and even David mourned for the loss of Saul and Jonathan. Let\u2019s focus.\u201d<\/p>\n
The businessman is one of 26 eminent personalities roped in by Mnangagwa after last year\u2019s general elections to advise the Zanu PF leader on his reform agenda.<\/p>\n
In the run-up to and aftermath of the banning of no less than five opposition MDC planned demonstrations, there have been numerous reports of abductions and torture of activists.<\/p>\n
Former Zanu PF Mashonaland West chairperson and Independent Norton MP, Temba Mliswa also weighed in on the debate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith all these abduction reports there is need for authorities to respond because they can\u2019t just remain silent. Not so long ago we were \u2018creating\u2019 (sic) a foundation for Itai Dzamara and knowing @edmnangagwa this can\u2019t happen under his nose. Is there a grouping out to soil his standing?\u201d Mliswa asked.<\/p>\n
Dzamara disappeared four years ago after months of one-man protests demanding that then President Robert Mugabe to either address the country\u2019s problems or resign. He has not been heard of ever since.<\/p>\n
The MDC claims many of its members are being hounded out of their homes by State security agents.<\/p>\n
Western embassies accredited to Harare early this week issued a joint statement condemning the crackdown and European Union Head of Delegation Timo Alkonnen clashed with Mnangagwa over the human rights situation in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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