Minister of Foreign Affairs General Sibusiso Moyo says the abduction of three MDC A activists was a stage managed theatrical display, designed to soil the image of the Government.
In a statement issued on Monday, Moyo said, government is gravely concerned about the serious allegations made by three (3) female MDC leaders, to the effect that they were subjected to abduction, torture, forced disappearance and s*xual abuse at the hands of suspected State Security agents.
Moyo said the dramatic incident was meant to disturb the convening of the SADC Troika Summit and the presence, in Harare, of several Regional Heads of State, and the impending SADC Council of Ministers virtual meeting.
He said it is most disconcerting to note that the media and the diplomatic community appear to have already concluded that the Zimbabwean Government was responsible for the alleged abuses.
Moyo added that the government is fully committed to its obligations to protect the human rights and the dignity of all its citizens, irrespective of race, gender or political affiliations.
“As is already known, six police officers have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault of Nokuthula and Ntombizodwa Mpofu in Bulawayo, and have already appeared in Court”.
