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| Zimbabwe opposition vows to ignore ban on rally |
| 2008-01-22 |
| HARARE - Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) set the stage Monday for a new showdown with the security forces by vowing to ignore a ban on a mass protest against President Robert Mugabe. After reading a notice from Harare’s police commander ordering the party not to proceed with a march set for Wednesday, MDC secretary general Tendai Biti said there was no reason to renege on a previous agreement to stage the rally. ‘We are going ahead with our procession as agreed between the ZRP (Zimbabwean Republic Police) and ourselves,’ Biti told reporters. ‘We are proceeding as per the route agreed with the ZRP. The illegality of the action by the police is in blatant disregard of the new provisions of the Public Order and Security Act.’ MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and several other senior opposition figures were beaten up by the security forces when they tried to stage a banned mass rally in Harare last March. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 March heavily armed, you WILL be attacked. Defend yourselves or prepare to die. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-01-22 15:54 |