HARARE, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday warned he would “flush out” political opponents as rights groups reported dozens of activists had been arrested in a crackdown.
Mnangagwa, who took over from long-time
ruler Robert Mugabe after a coup in November 2017, said his administration was
facing “many hurdles and attacks” including “divisive politics of some
opposition elements”.
“The bad apples who have attempted
to divide our people and to weaken our systems will be flushed out,” he warned
in a nationwide address.
“We will overcome attempts at destabilisation of our society by a few rogue Zimbabweans acting in league with foreign detractors.
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The protests had been called by
opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume, head of a small party called Transform
Zimbabwe, against alleged state corruption and the country’s slumping economy.
Police banned the protests and
government described them as an “insurrection”.
Amnesty International has condemned what it calls the “witch-hunt and repression of peaceful dissent.”
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