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Some of the detainees boarding the police van on Saturday following the arrests. Picture- Reuters
Takribani watu 100 wamekamatwa na Polisi pamoja na wabunge wa Upinzani wanne kufuatia maandamano jana siku ya jumamosi ya kupinga utawala wa Robert Mugabe.
Mbunge mmoja kutoka chama cha Upinzani MDC alijeruhiwa vibaya sana kufuatia kipigo cha polisi.
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Over 100 people, including four members of parliament, were arrested in anti-government demonstrations in Harare and other towns in Zimbabwe on Saturday.
An opposition MP from the Movement for Democratic Change, who represents a poor Harare suburb, was not only in detention but had also been badly beaten up, MDC vice president Nelson Chamisa said.
Fanni Mungengami, MP for Harare’s Glen View North constituency, was beaten up by riot police on Saturday when he took part in a demonstration protesting against current electoral laws and practices by the Zimbabwe Election Commission. “He cannot sit down, he is in great pain,” Chamisa said.
In eastern Zimbabwe, police arrested local MP Trevor Saruwaka. Rowena Bunjira, MP for for Sunningdale in Harare, and Senator Lilian Timevous were arrested in the small town of Zvishavane in central Zimbabwe.
“More than 100 people were arrested at demonstrations today [Saturday] and we are still getting information so the final figure may be higher,” Chamisa said.
He said later that about 20 more people had been arrested in Gwanda in the Matabeleland South province late on Saturday.
On Friday police banned all demonstrations in Harare, but a coalition of opposition parties said they would continue to demonstrate in various constituencies on Saturday.
Demonstrators shouting and yelling at police (not in picture): Picture - AFP
On Friday Anti-government activists vowed to challenge a police order barring protests in the capital Harare, on the eve of mass demonstrations planned across the country against veteran ruler President Robert Mugabe.
Mugabe has vowed a crackdown on dissent and blasted judges for "reckless rulings" allowing previous demonstrations.
Opposition to the ageing leader’s 36-year reign has grown in recent months with a surge of public demonstrations, triggered by an economic crisis that has left banks short of cash and the government struggling to pay its workers.
Two weeks ago, police detained scores of people including activists and bystanders following violent protests in the capital.
Mugabe, 92, has often used brutal force to silence his opponents and warned the protestors last week they were "playing a dangerous game".
Source: Africa news Agency
