Chihuri Pressured to Resign Over Human Rights Violations
Published: 2016 July 12 02:13:23 (14266 Views)
The Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri should resign for gross human rights violations allegedly committed by the police on innocent civilians protesting against the current harsh economic environment in Zimbabwe,says MDC.
The call came following the surfacing of photos and videos, some very hard to look at or watch, showing arrested protesters being assaulted by the police while in detention.
In one instance, a woman wails as she is being assaulted by police under her feet. Another protester is forced to carry what looks like a heavy stone on his head amid police laughter.
MDC T spokesperson Obert Gutu said the Police Commissioner-General should step down for allowing police to abuse citizens.
"We as the MDC T, are saying that the level of police brutality that we recently witnessed after the highly successful stay away that was staged last week is shocking," Gutu said.
He said his party will make sure that Chihuri and other top police officers were brought before parliament to explain the alleged police brutality.
"It is the kind of brutality that is reminiscent actually of the racist Ian Smith colonial regime," Gutu added.
- VOA
The call came following the surfacing of photos and videos, some very hard to look at or watch, showing arrested protesters being assaulted by the police while in detention.
In one instance, a woman wails as she is being assaulted by police under her feet. Another protester is forced to carry what looks like a heavy stone on his head amid police laughter.
MDC T spokesperson Obert Gutu said the Police Commissioner-General should step down for allowing police to abuse citizens.
"We as the MDC T, are saying that the level of police brutality that we recently witnessed after the highly successful stay away that was staged last week is shocking," Gutu said.
He said his party will make sure that Chihuri and other top police officers were brought before parliament to explain the alleged police brutality.
"It is the kind of brutality that is reminiscent actually of the racist Ian Smith colonial regime," Gutu added.
- VOA
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