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Masvingo based Wezhira Community radio initiative staff are living in fear following threats by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Law and Order section officers who summoned two staff members for questioning early this week.
Their lawyer Martin Mureri, of Matutu and Mureri legal practitioners, said the police wanted to know everything with regards to the operations at Wezhira as they suspected that they were broadcasting unlawfully.
“Mica Zinduru and Wilson Maphosa were yesterday (Monday) called for questioning at the ZRP Law and Order section for suspected unlawful activities but they were later let go without charge.
“They claimed that the station was broadcasting unlawfully and was also successfully pushing its agenda through social media platforms like WhatsApp, but we made it clear to them that Wezhira is not broadcasting but simply waiting for a broadcasting license from authorities so that they can operate,” said Mureri.
“They (police) were also keen to know who was behind the station and they probably suspected the station could be pushing an opposition political agenda. We made it clear that the two are simply hanging around there so that should a license be granted, they will stand a chance to get jobs.”
“As for now, we don’t know what the police may do next and people at Wezhira are living in fear,” added Mureri.local
