Emmanuel Sitima, the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) president, has been arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport.
According to Hopewell Chin’ono’s X ( formerly known as Twitter), newsreportzim.com has learnt that ZINASU President Emmanuel Sitima has been arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport by the state agents.
It is allegedly that they then took him to an unknown location for unknown reasons.
Via his X, Hopewell Chin’ono wrote the following:
“Zimbabwean state agents have arr£sted the President of the Zimbabwe National Students Union, Emmanuel Sitima, at Robert Mugabe International Airport. He was grabbed by ten state agents who took him to an unknown location.”
“The corrupt regime in Zimbabwe has embarked on a crackdown against civil society and pro-democracy activists ahead of the SADC summit starting on the 17th of August.”
“This incident, coupled with the reported crackdown on civil society and pro-democracy activists, indicates a worrying trend of repression and disregard for basic human rights in the country.”
“The timing of these arr£sts and torture, just days before the SADC summit, suggests that the Zimbabwean government is attempting to silence critical voices and hinder the free exchange of ideas during this important regional meeting.”
A few days ago, Emmanuel Sitima granted bail by the Harare provincial magistrate after he was arr£sted alongside his colleagues at ZESA training center by the Zimbabwe Republic Police.
