THE proposed amendments to the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) introduced in Parliament by the MDC-T parliamentary chief whip, Innocent Gonese should be debated without any political interference.
Attempts by officials such as the Home Affairs permanent secretary, Melusi Matshiya, that the proposed changes will reduce the powers of the police are only meant to protect those in Zanu PF who would like to continue to disregard the rule of law.

For the past 30 years we have been victims of a police force that operates like a political outfit. We have people who have been arrested, tortured and even killed by the Zanu PF police for demonstrating peacefully in the streets.

A demonstration is considered a democratic right in most progressive countries but in Zimbabwe it could result in one’s death. Several provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe are being disregarded by police because of pressure brought upon them by certain politicians using this draconian POSA law.

Thousands of civic society and political parties’ activities have been stopped on flimsy charges under POSA while  activists have spent more than 48 hours in police custody only to be acquitted by the courts due to lack of evidence.

Agrippa Zvomuya
Harare.

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