Tinoonga Mawere| A British Member of Parliament has urged President administration to prosecute soldiers who allegedly raped women during last week’ s national shutdown.
The shutdown was characterised by violent demonstrations resulting in a crackdown on protesters by state security agents.
Harriet Baldwin, who is the Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire and United Kingdom’s
joint Minister of State at the Foreign Office and Department for International Development has expressed concern at the harassment of women by soldiers.
Harriet was responding to a report by ITV News in which a Zimbabwean woman said she was raped by 2
soldiers as her children watched.
“Sickened by @ITV reports that
Zimbabwe’s security forces have
raped civilians during their violent
crackdown. Sexual violence is an
atrocity and who is commanding these forces? The UK urges @edmnangagwa to ensure these perpetrators are brought to justice,” said Harriet.
Meanwhile the government has dismissed the claims as totally baseless and unfounded.
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