BY CORRESPONDENT.
Glenview police station shocked Zimbabweans when they detained a 65 year old widow accusing her of demanding her rent from a tenant, Mrs Editor Mavaza was detained by Glenview police for demanding rent from he lodger Owen Ndoro who is a well known MDC activist.
Mr Owen Ndoro an MDC A activist refused to pay his rent and further refused to vacate the property despite having been given enough notice. He assaulted the land lord for asking for her rent and boasted that the police will not do anything to him and that he will not vacate the property. He told the land lord to go and collect her rent from Mnangagwa.
The land lord Ms Editor Mavaza made a report of assault to Glenview Police who refused to take action telling her that “the police station was not a rally”.
The officer told Ms Mavaza that she was too proud of her Brither Dr Masimba Mavaza who is a fears defender of ED Mnangagwa on social media and abroad. The officer instructed Ms Mavaza to go home and allow the lodger to stay until Mnangagwa gives people money.
After a month the lodger Mr Ndoro refused to pay again saying he is not going to pay Nd nothing will happen to him. The land lord then removed her door as she intended to repair it. The lodger went to the police in Glenview. The same officer who had refused to handle the assult cass was the one who took the report. He arrested the land lord and detained her. The land lord was denied food medication and access to her lawyer. She was told to get her food from her brother who is a Known ZANU PF Activist.
In the evening her lawyer came and the police refused him permission to see his client. The police forced the land lord to abandon any eviction process in exchange of her freedom.
Despite the fact that the facts of the matter did not disclose a crime and that the land lord has a fixed aboard the police sought to take the matter personally.
This abuse of authority by the police angered civic organisations resulting in LEAD leaser Linda T Masaira writing an open letter to the Commissioner General to air her disquiet about the heavy handedness by the police.
The detention was unwarranted and it was motivated by malice. Ms Edittor Mavaza’s lawyer Mrs Eucheria Makaka served the police with a pre action protocol.
The police became vindictive and their actions were malicious and tarnishes the name of the Police. The lodger has been instructed by the police not to vacate.
Speaking to this reporter Ms Editor Mavaza said she was dissappointed with the police The painful thing is that the police insulted me for the things I did not know. And they chose to send me to the cells while my lodger was sent into my house to sleep there. “Right now he is refusing to vacate because the police are baking him. I am suffering because of my brother’s political activities.” She said as she cried. Glenview police refused to comment reffering all the questions to the Police headquarters.
Many people interviewed said this is not the only case where Glenview police punish peoole for being ZANU PF members. This is not fair something has to be done said John Tsiga from Glenview. Neighbours have complaigned that this lodger boasts openly that the police are. In his pocket. He is very violent and the police will always protect him.
Owen Ndoro the lodger refused to comment only saying that he has taken the house the same way Mnangagwa took Zimbabwe. At the time of writing there was still no comment from ZANU PF Harare province or Dr Mavaza the brother of the land lady.
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