Notorious Zanu PF apologist, Lawrence Katsiru and Mudzi West MP, Aqualinah Katsande on Monday barred the police from arresting Zanu PF youths who had assaulted a participant during a Constitution-making outreach meeting in Chikomba West, Mashonaland East meeting. Katsiru and Katsande are members of the Constitution Parliamentary Select Committee (Copac) in Mashonaland East.

Zanu PF youths turned rowdy during a public meeting at Chiwashira business centre on Monday and attacked Anthony Matodza who had just made a contribution. A report was made at Featherstone police station.  However, when the police came to arrest the culprits, Katsiru and Katsande stopped them claiming Zanu PF supporters are immune to arrest.

Katsiru even threatened Matodza who is also an MDC member with death.  Katsiru told Matodza that he was lucky to escape death in 2008 and that he, Katsiru, would come after him if he continued with pursuing the arrests of the Zanu PF youths. Matodza lost his property and his vehicle was stolen by Zanu PF militia in 2008.  He is still to recover the vehicle.

Meanwhile, Councillor Albert Kapungu, a Mutare MDC councillor for Ward 11, in Manicaland province was on Thursday detained for more than 12 hours on allegations that he had an arms cache at his home in Darlington. Police searched his house the whole day claiming that Councillor Kapungu had an arms cache. However, nothing was found but Councillor Kapungu was made to pay a fine of US$10 for public nuisance.