Movement for Democratic Change followers who assembled near the party headquarters in Harare to listen to a speech by their leader Nelson Chamisa were beaten up by the police
HARARE - Zimbabwean police on Wednesday used batons, tear gas and water cannon to beat up and disperse supporters of the main opposition party who had gathered outside their party headquarters in the capital to listen to a speech by their leader.
On Sunday, Mnangagwa, defended his record in an opinion piece carried by CNBC Africa, saying his administration was opening up political and media space. A few minutes after Chamisa entered the party building, police charged the crowd with batons and fired tear gas, causing a stampede. At a magistrates court in downtown Harare, prosecutors withdrew subversion charges against activist pastor Evan Mawarire, one of several people who was arrested during the January fuel protests, his lawyer told Reuters.
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