Another MDC-T member arrested over 2011 cop death

Posted by on Friday, January 27, 2012 in Judiciary, Zimbabwe politics | 4 comments

MDC National Executive member, Last Maengahama

By Alex Bell
27 January 2012

Another member of the MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai has been arrested in connection with the death of a policeman in 2011, brining to 29 the number of party members facing murder charges.

Paul Rukanda, the MDC Organising Secretary for Glen View South in Harare was arrested on Wednesday on allegations of murdering police officer Petros Mutedza in Glen View last May.

Rukanda is being detained at the Harare Central Police Station, Law and Order Section.

Among those arrested over the case is the MDC-T Youth Assembly chairperson, Solomon Madzore and the MDC National Executive member, Last Maengahama.

Madzore and seven other MDC members are in remand prison, while the rest have been granted bail.

Last week, a Harare magistrate ordered the State to investigate complaints by those in remand prison, including assault by prison guards and the denial of medical attention. The State is also being urged to investigate why two of the women in custody are being held in solitary confinement in the male section of Chikurubi Prison.

The nine people now in custody are Paul Rukanda, Solomon Madzore, Glen View Ward 32 Councillor Tungamirai Madzokere, Rebecca Mafikeni, Phenias Nhatarikwa, Lazarus Maengahama, Stanford Maengahama, Yvonne Musarurwa and Stanford Mangwiro.

  • chimbido warvet in the uk

    Let the law take its course. The nation should know how the policeman met his death and righly so his loved ones. No stone should be left unturned in their quest to establish who was responsible for his death. Of course, criminals should face the full wrath of the law. No excuses here, Mr Alex Bell.

  • garikai

    iwe chimbido this guy was murdered in a public place . why so many people are being arrested and why only MDC . police are not doing their job profetionally . by now they should have either charge or release these people .

    • Chimbido Warvet

      Iwe garikai I only said let the law take its course. If these guys are innocent,they will let them off the hook. It is about observing the rule of law that is being advocated by the MDC and all of us.

  • Yerec

    Once the MDC is in power, we will see where Chihuri and his Zanu masters, will hide?