The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) yesterday dismissed
reports by a local paper accusing its intelligence of trailing and
investigating MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa.
The article, which ZDF said sought to tarnish its good
name, quoted MDC spokesperson Mr Jacob Mafume claiming the military has been
violating Mr Chamisa’s privacy by following him around, a situation which has
made the opposition leader feel unsafe.
In a statement yesterday, ZDF public relations director
Colonel Overson Mugwisi dismissed the claims as “outrageous and false”.
“The Zimbabwe Defence Forces Intelligence does not engage
in surveillance of individual politicians including MDC leader, Mr Nelson
Chamisa.
“Accusations of our Military Intelligence members trailing
Chamisa, in our view, are a calculated move by a relevance seeking politician.
“Our clear position therefore is that we do not want to be
dragged into political antics meant to draw undue attention of the ongoing
Presidential Commission of Inquiry on post-election violence,” he said. Herald
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