Elections violence perpetrators warned

Senior Reporter
THE Government is ready to deal with unruly elements that might want to incite violence during and after tomorrow’s harmonised elections.
In an interview yesterday, Co-Home Affairs Minister, Kembo Mohadi said in an effort to maintain peace during the plebiscite, police have since been deployed at all polling stations across the country.

“As the Government, we have an obligation to ensure that peace prevails during and after the 31 July harmonised elections. We have therefore activated our security mechanisms and police have since been deployed to polling stations and they are ready to provide the necessary security,” he said.

Minister Mohadi warned people against acts of violence, saying perpetrators would face the full wrath of the law.
“There is no need to panic as the country goes to the polls because as the Government we already knew elections were coming hence we planned accordingly. Our men and women are out in full force and they are on the ground ready to deal with any eventuality.

“We, however, urge Zimbabweans to desist from violence and vote peacefully,” he said.
Minister Mohadi could not be drawn into divulging the number of police officers deployed to man the polling stations.

“We have deployed police officers at all polling stations, but I cannot give details on the exact numbers because this is purely a security issue,” he said.