Six Mthwakazi Activists Released After Three Years In Jail
Six of the nine Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) members who had been jailed for three years on public violence charges were released on Monday.
The nine political activists were arrested in March 2021 after they staged a demonstration at Bulawayo Central Police Station, demanding the release of party president Mqondisi Moyo.
The Chairperson of the MRP’s Women’s National League – Sibongile Banda and Busi Moyo, were released from Mlondozi prison, while MRP’s Council of Elders representative – Tinos Nkomo, Nkosinathi Ncube, Ackim Ndebele, Liveson Ncube who were released from Harare Central Prison.
Meanwhile, three MRP members, that is, MRP Youth Chairperson, Mongameli Mlotshwa, Maxwell Nkosi and Welcome Moyo, will remain in jail for another three months as they had other charges.
In an interview with CITE, an MRP official, Mbonisi Gumbo confirmed that their party members were finally out, having served time for “exercising their rights.” Said Gumbo:
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We are so excited as a party, and we are happy that they came out alive considering the deplorable conditions of Zimbabwean prisons.
Another MRP member, Chilumbo Mudenda, praised their colleagues saying they had shown “great” resilience in the face of adversity. He said:
The prison conditions are quite severe and our friends put up with those prison challenges because they believed in a cause.
This is why we honour them; when the time is right, they will tell their stories of survival. Added Mudenda:
The next step is to check their health. We will ask the health department to do their research and ensure our members are ok since they stayed in the head of the enemy. We will take them for medical checkups to ensure they were not tampered with.
The Mthwakazi Republic Party is a political organisation established in 2014. This party is characterised as both secessionist and restorationist, aiming to establish an independent state separate from Zimbabwe while also reviving the Mthwakazi kingdom.
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