*MDC Alliance Midlands leaders appear in court for a record 7th time*

1 September 2020

Wezhira Munya

The persecution and prosecution of MDC Alliance Midlands officials continue today.

The MDC Alliance Midlands officials were arrested on the 20 March 2020. They were arrested for “staging a demonstration and singing a song titled, “Munangagwa wauraya nyika.” The offences are allegedly to have been committed at Mbizo 4 shopping centre on 20 March 2020.

The following Midlands MDC Alliance leaders who will appear in court today are councillor Meloe Chingarande ward 5 Mbizo in Kwekwe,
Councillor Moyo Washington ward 12 Mbizo, Kwekwe, MDC Alliance provincial youth commander Sekai Marashe aka Muchaina, youth activists and leaders Leonard Msemwa, Lovemore Savanhu and Tinashe Nyamushosho.

MDC Alliance Mbizo ward 5 councillor Meloe Chingarande said, “We have not committed the said offences we maintain our innocence. ZANU PF is persecuting us because we believe in the vision of President Nelson Chamisa.”

Majority of councillors, Proportional Representatives, senators, members of Parliament and 98% of MDC Alliance Midlands structures have remaind solidly supporting President Nelson Chamisa and MDC Alliance. MDC T led by Khupe have failed to get support in Midlands province.

At the funeral of MDC Alliance excutive member Dr Dzamara, the MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa strongly condemned the arrest of MDC Alliance official across all provinces.