VOA, the Voice of America, is one news agency reporting the arrest of pastors, several of them friends of mine, in Kadoma. It has been a while now since the Evangelical Alliance of Zimbabwe was (essentially) infiltrated and compromised by pro-government cronies, and genuine believers formed the Christian Alliance. Of course, when anyone dares to challenge the nefarious activities of ZanuPF politics, the first thing the secret police do is look for ways to label them as subversives, inciting violence, and if they can find a way to accuse them of treason.
So 8 pastors concerned about what they see happening in their communities, and who care about people (who don't get whisked around in long motorcades or helicoptered in and out) ... are in a prayer meeting inside a church, when 15 armed policemen and soldiers charge in and take them away to the local jail. A prayer meeting! The arresting officer should hang his head in shame. They spent the night in jail, treated with disdain, and released the following day with no charges against them.
Cabinet level leadership in Zimbabwe is beyond redemption - they have done too many bad things for far too long to have any conscience left but shame on rank and file soldiers and policeman who have exchanged allegiance to their country and the rule of law for propping up the wicked rule of King Robert I of Jongwe. Will the ordinary people of Zimbabwe finally wake up and realise their failure in the courage of civil disobedience comes with the price of a ruined country?
No comments:
Post a Comment