{"id":2206,"date":"2019-01-21T14:25:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T14:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=2206"},"modified":"2019-01-21T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T14:25:59","slug":"zctu-leaders-in-hiding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zctu-leaders-in-hiding","title":{"rendered":"ZCTU leaders in hiding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions executives have gone into hiding for fear of reprisals by State security agents after last week\u2019s nationwide protests. Kudakwashe Munengiwa, ZCTU central region chairperson confirmed the development, saying they have been in safe houses for the past three days.<span id=\"more-3096224744011494\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have fled our homes,\u201d he told Southern Eye from his hideout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are people using unmarked vehicles that have been visiting our homes at night and harassing our family members, saying they want to see us. The people do not say if they are the police or whoever. They just storm into houses and turn everything upside down, saying they are looking for us. Fortunately, we got the tip-off and fled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-612268338\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent\">\n<p>Munengiwa singled out the case of the ZCTU young workers chairperson, John Kuka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKuka\u2019s house was stormed by people in eight unmarked vehicles, who terrorised his wife and family on Wednesday evening. They beat up members of his family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Kuka confirmed the harassment of his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI usually move around with Mkoba P [Amos] Chibaya, so the people were saying that is the crime I committed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Joel Goko said the people who raided ZCTU executives\u2019 homes were not members of the police force.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-929389176\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent-250\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs police, we do not harass citizens. I don\u2019t think those people are real police officers because if they were, they would first introduce themselves and leave summons. That\u2019s the criminal procedure. I urge the ZCTU leaders to make formal reports,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions executives have gone into hiding for fear of reprisals by State security agents after last week\u2019s nationwide protests. 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