ZANU PF national commissar Victor Matemadanda has warned
that if people fail to comply with the law they will be dealt with by soldiers
who are trained to kill unlike the police.
Speaking during a Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial
coordinating committee meeting in Chinhoyi last week Matemadanda, who is
Defence deputy minister, warned that soldiers would not hesitate to shoot to
kill when called to quell protests.
“Soldiers are not trained to beat up demonstrators, but to
kill… last time the police were called first, but failed to contain the
situation because they are not ruthless enough, but soldiers are trained to
kill,” Matemadanda said without elaborating.
“People should not dice with death to the extent of dancing
in front of army tankers. Politics is not a hugging and kissing game. People
should not fool themselves by dancing in front of army tankers, they will meet
their fate,” the combative Matemadanda added.
His remarks came as the military is still under global
spotlight for fatally shooting six unarmed civilians in August 2018 and 17
others in the January anti-fuel price hike protests.
Turning to remnants of the G40 faction still active in the
ruling Zanu PF party, Matemadanda warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa
would soon crush them.
“Mash West G40 remnants must forget about resurrection,
they are now dead and buried and be warned that you shouldn’t test President
Mnangagwa’s patience too far,” Matemadanda said
Last month, Mnangagwa claimed that remnants of the G40
faction were sabotaging his party and government programmes. Newsday
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