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Preparing for the Worst in Zimbabwe
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Apr 10, 2008 08:20am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, April 10, 2008 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Opposition Faces Violent Reprisals After Election Wins
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, April 10, 2008; Page A10
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe, April 9 -- The crimson begins at the collar. Its dried, crusty path shows where blood flowed from the head of opposition candidate Felix Muzambi onto his shoulders, down his front and past every one of his buttons. The white Van Heusen dress shirt now carries the indelible stain of politics, Zimbabwe-style.
The beating at the hands of ruling party youths happened in February, said Muzambi, 64, a taxidermist and grandfather. That was about six weeks before the historic March 29 election that was notable for its relative peacefulness -- compared to votes in previous years -- and for the first-round defeat of President Robert Mugabe and his party.
Heading into a second and decisive round of voting for the presidency, signs abound that the kind of violence visited on Muzambi is spreading across the country as Mugabe resorts to the tools he has used to stay in power for 28 years. This town alone has a notorious history of whippings, abductions and torture. Secret police took pliers to Muzambi's genitals last year, he said, turning away and wincing.
He said the worst is still ahead. |
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