The Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust (ZIMCET) learned with shock and dismay at the battering of Mrs. Trudy Stevenson and four other high-ranking officials from the MDC pro-senate faction. This becomes the third incident in less than a year in which the MDC pro-senate faction officials have been brutally attacked by unruly youths. Mr. David Coltart alleged that Peter Guhu, MDC's director of security, was on the agenda of some youths to be attacked.
ZIMCET condemns in the strongest terms this spate of violence which is resurfacing on the political arena. The violence which is being perpetrated by the youths erodes the gains which had been realised during the elections where the leaders came out strongly against all forms of violence.
The youths have shown a lack of respect for human dignity and a lack of worthwhile activities to occupy their time. We call upon the police to do a thorough job in investigating these barbaric attacks. The youths must realize that they are the ones who will bear the brunt of the law should they be found on the wrong side of the law. ZIMCET pleads with political leaders to come out and condemn in the strongest terms the assaults and dissociate themselves from a culture of violence.
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