FOUR MDC-T ACTIVISTS ARRESTED!!!

Four MDC-T activists from Epworth were yesterday evening arrested on allegations of convening an unsanctioned meeting with residents. The four, Samson Ketuno, Joseph Kumboyedza, Tarisai Musarudzwa and another one identified only as Dhlamini were arrested following an anonymous letter of their alleged crime written to Epworth Police Station by an undisclosed informant. Ketuno and Kumboyedza were however released yesterday following intervention by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights lawyer, Kennedy Masiye. Masiye told The Zimbabwean that the two other activists have not yet been charged and are waiting to be transferred to the Harare Central Police Law and Order Section. “Right now we are at Epworth Police Station and the police are saying that they were acting on an anonymous letter which claimed that these men held a meeting with residents in Epworth without notifying the police.“From what they are saying, it seems they want to charge them under the Public Order and Security Act,” said Masiye. Masiye however expressed serious reservations over the authenticity of the anonymous letter that led to the arrest of his clients saying there could be a sinister motive behind. “It is quite shocking how the police can rely on that information because it seems the letter was written by someone bent on getting these guys arrested only and nothing else,” said Masiye.

The police could not be reached for comment on Friday morning.