admin
Khulekani Sithole.
National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi said after the rally Sithole met the complainant, Jabulani Mangonda Ncube (40), who was in the company of a colleague, Maduluka Moyo (45).
“The three started talking and during the conversation Ncube and Moyo asked Sithole why he had ‘defected’ from the MDC-T party to join Zanu-PF.
“This did not go down well with Sithole and an altercation ensued, resulting in him assaulting Ncube once on the face,” he said.
A report was made to the police, leading to Sithole’s arrest.
Investigations carried out revealed that Sithole was employed by a Non-Governmental Organisation called German Agro-Action based in Nkayi and was an MDC-T supporter.
Sources said they believed that some of the NGOs were sponsoring MDC-T supporters to go to Zanu-PF rallies.
Police said they were on high alert to ensure that peace prevails countrywide and would not hesitate to arrest anyone found on the wrong side of the law.
The MDC-T has unleashed a wave of intra- and inter-party political violence in a bid to not only trash the political environment to abet its call for a poll postponement, but to also provide fodder for its Western allies to discredit the poll.
Harmonised elections are scheduled for July 31, with nomination courts for contesting candidates sitting this Friday.
The terror campaign began last year, but was intensified from January, with over 45 cases being recorded countrywide since the beginning of the year.
In all the recorded cases, MDC-T supporters were at the forefront of attacking their colleagues or those from other political parties, especially Zanu-PF.
MDC-T intra-party violence increased early this year after the party announced that it would hold its primaries, which have since been marred by infighting among supporters.
The party ended up suspending some primary elections and the verification process in parts of the country as the violence escalated.
Journalists have also not been spared, with Mashudu Netsianda of the Chronicle and Herbert Moyo of The Zimbabwe Independent falling victim to MDC-T thugs in separate incidents in Harare and Bulawayo.
Online Reporter