The two soldiers who were part of a group that attacked and humiliated Mutare journalist, Clayton Masekesa will be punished, the army ha...
The two soldiers who were part of a group that attacked and
humiliated Mutare journalist, Clayton Masekesa will be punished, the army has
said.
3 Brigade public relations officer, Captain Moreblessings
Mugumbate, said the ZNA was a professional organisation that does not condone
criminality.
“Reference is made to your phone call question regarding
the Mutare journalist who is alleged to have been subjected to a military-style
punishment of being made to roll in the mud and being made to display condoms
to the camera while being mocked for being a cheapskate.
In response we would like to state that the Zimbabwe
National Army is a professional organisation that does not condone acts of
indiscipline and criminality by its members.
“Any of its members caught on the wrong side of the law is
subject to the country’s laws. Furthermore, internal disciplinary measures are
also applied,” he told The Manica Post.
“Their alleged involvement in such an ugly act wasn’t
within the confines of operations of the ZNA neither were they acting under
directives from anyone from within the organisation.
“They (suspects) were not in any way representing the
organisation.
On Tuesday Saul Tomu (53), Penelock Majonhi (41), Everson
Mark Marozva (33), Hope Mwaipa (33) Joachim Runyanga (35) and John Takaendesa
(42) appeared before magistrate, Ms Perserverance Makala, facing kidnapping and
assault charges.
They were asked not to plead and were remanded in custody
pending bail hearing. Mwaipa and Runyanga are soldiers while Majoni and Marozva
are traffic police officers. Tomu and Takaendesa are Mutare municipal cops.
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