MUGABE GIVES LICENCE TO POLICE TO KILL!

Mugabe gives police licence to kill

Police officers throughout Zimbabwe have now been authorised to use firearms against civilians whenever violence erupts on the streets. They have been told that if they shoot a civilian dead they will not face a murder charge. A source at Harare central police headquarters confirmed today that this decision was taken on Monday morning at a regular briefing meeting. On Monday afternoon the instruction was radioed to police stations throughout the country. Each police officer is to have a daily allocation of five rounds of ammunition, and stocks are sufficient for the entire Zimbabwe force. "Authorities fear that if the police do not adopt a hard stance against the growing number of violent activities, the situation might get out of hand," said the source. He referred to the petrol bombing Police are being urged to use lethal force following an upsurge in street protests last week of a crowded passenger train from Harare to Bulawayo, when fortunately only five people were injured. "They anticipate further violence after the lifting of bans on political rallies and the impending strike called by the trade unions in early April," he said. The move to arm all police, even those with no training in weaponry and its use, is thought also to have come after a March 12 memo to the Zimbabwean government from Police Chief Augustine Chihuri. In the memo - reported in this column on March 21 - Chihuri said he needed to spend Z$5 trillion (£125m) to get his force up to strength, re-trained and re-equipped. It is not known whether he has yet sourced all or part of that money. But the Central Bank of Zimbabwe has a simple method to finance projects which are deemed urgent. It just prints the money. FIRST POSTED MARCH 27, 2007

 

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