THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces yesterday dismissed as false,
reports in the private and online media that it deployed soldiers to Morgan
Richard Tsvangirai House (formerly Harvest House) to seize the building on
behalf of the MDC-T led by Dr Thokozani Khupe.
In a statement, ZDF spokesperson Colonel Overson Mugwisi
said their members were never deployed to the building. He said they were
assisting the police to enforce Covid-19 lockdown measures.
The statement followed social and private media reports
claiming that ZDF members were deployed to seize Harvest House from the
MDC-Alliance led by Mr Nelson Chamisa.
The assumption of control of MRT House followed a Supreme
Court order conferring legitimacy to lead the party on Dr Khupe.
“Allegations by the private media that the Zimbabwe Defence
Forces (ZDF), accompanied by some youths, seized Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
House (MRT House), formerly Harvest House on 5 June 2020, are not true. The ZDF
never deployed at MRT House. Current ZDF deployments are in support of the
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) operations of enforcing Covid-19 lockdown
measures,” said Col Mugwisi.
“It is the work of political mischief makers to present
online media footage of the ZRP in uniform conducting their duties as the ZDF.
ZDF uniform is distinct. All the misinformation is trying to divert public
attention from challenges facing their political parties. They should leave us
out of their politics.”
Last week, MDC-T secretary-general Mr Douglas Mwonzora told
journalists that the takeover of MRT House was peaceful.
He said problems only occurred after some rowdy youths
aligned to the MDC Alliance tried to force themselves into the building in
defiance of the Supreme Court order. Herald
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