MDC Alliance Youth Assembly Deputy Spokesperson, Womberai Nhende has said that he is recovering after he was assaulted by police in Harare on Friday.
The party’s spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere said Nhende was assaulted by police officers near Harvest House, “for no reason.”
The defiant Nhende posted on Twitter saying:
In turmoil and in tenacity, I would like to thank everyone who prayed for me to breathe again, lm recovering. My court was done at the hospital today, the courts remanded me out of custody to the 22nd of July. Still in pain and #steel for the struggle. Forward we march #CCC
On the day he was assaulted, six other party officials including vice presidents, Tendai Biti and Lynnette Karenyi-Kore were arrested and detained for criminal nuisance after they allegedly gathered outside Morgan Tsvangirai House in Harare’s central business district and blocked Nelson Mandela Avenue.
They reportedly started singing a protest song with the lyrics “kana ndafa nehondo”, which if loosely translated means “I am prepared to die”.
The incident was preceded by the take over of the building by the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe with the aid of security officers.
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