{"id":23162,"date":"2020-05-15T20:30:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T18:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=23162"},"modified":"2020-05-15T20:30:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T18:30:39","slug":"zimbabwe-govt-vows-to-investigate-opposition-leaders-abduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-govt-vows-to-investigate-opposition-leaders-abduction","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe govt vows to investigate opposition leaders \u2018abduction\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s administration has vowed to leave no stone unturned in bringing the culprits behind the abductions of three MDC- Alliance youth leaders to book.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released late Friday afternoon, government said that finer details as to what befell the trio after staging a demonstration in Warren Park remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far we have established that the three women were part of a group of youths that defied the lockdown laws and took part in an illegal demonstration in Warren Park, Harare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice then sought to interview them on suspicion of committing crimes related to lockdown laws and the holding of illegal demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhilst the police were looking for them, social media chats indicating that the three had disappeared were observed. Measures were put in place to locate their whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the night of the 14th the police were informed that the three suspects had been located at Muchapondwa Business Center in Bindura,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The three politicians in question are Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe, MDC Alliance youth assembly deputy national chairperson Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova, another youth leader.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities said investigations are currently underway to establish what transpired to the three women from the time they left demonstration up to the point when they reportedly picked up at Muchapondwa Business Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment will uphold the law and constitutional safeguards contained therein and if any law has been broken, the law will be enforced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are calling on the three to work with law enforcement agents in order to bring the truth to light and we are appealing to anyone with information concerning the case to make a report with the Police,\u201d added government.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come shortly after MDC-Alliance president, Nelson Chamisa squarely blamed President Mnangagwa\u2019s Government for the abductions after questioning why police spokesperson had acknowledged the trio\u2019s arrest. \u2013 Zimbabwe Voice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s administration has vowed to leave no stone unturned in bringing the culprits behind the abductions of three MDC- Alliance youth leaders to book. In a statement released late Friday afternoon, government said that finer details as to what befell the trio after staging a demonstration in Warren Park remain unknown. 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