TWO Valentine’s Day demonstrators who on Saturday marched through the streets of Harare to show their “love for the country” ended up in hospital after they were cornered and attacked by baton stick-wielding police officers who could not stomach the purpose of the march.
The march was organized by Zimbabwe Activists Alliance (ZAA) together with other civic organizations also to register displeasure at the deteriorating socio-economic situation in the country.
Scores of protesters marched from Speke Avenue and along Julius Nyerere Way in Harare holding placards, but were blocked by the police while heading towards Parliament Building and beaten at random.
National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba was unreachable for comment yesterday
- NewsDay
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