ZIMBABWE: 27 opposition members paraded in court over post-election violence

A court in Zimbabwe played host to a post-election case involving 27 members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) facing public charges.

The opposition members were arrested and paraded in court over the death of six people who were killed in post-election protests that were met by a military crackdown.

Their lawyers said the MDC members who were arrested on Thursday at the party’s headquarters are innocent and were delivering election results from provinces when arrested.

However, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa insisted he had won the election and pledged to challenge the result.

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On Saturday, Chamisa said he was aware of his supporters’ anxieties and that he carried their hopes and aspirations.

“You voted but they cheated. Over 2.5 million votes can’t be ignored. We’re doing all to secure your vote (and) defend your WILL. Change is coming,” he wrote on Twitter.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa who was declared winner of the polls on Friday urged Zimbabweans to unite after he was declared the first elected head of state since Mugabe’s removal from power.

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