Mugabe unrepentant

HARARE – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s government yesterday warned that the opposition would pay “a heavy price” for what it called a campaign of violence to oust it from power.

In a statement yesterday, Mugabe’s government was unapologetic, and suggested that Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC colleagues had been assaulted for resisting arrest. “Those who incite violence, or actually cause and participate in unleashing it, are set to pay a very heavy price.”Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said “the Tsvangirai faction of the MDC has a long record of unleashing violence to achieve political goals.It has publicly restated its wish to use violence to overthrow government and as a means to power,” Ndlovu said.”This will come to grief,” he added.The Zimbabwe government charged that a number of Western governments had made “unconditional statements of support to the violent MDC” while international media networks absolved the opposition of blame.”Government has noted the MDC leadership’s publicly announced mission to seek to topple the government through civil unrest.”Nanpa-Reuters”Those who incite violence, or actually cause and participate in unleashing it, are set to pay a very heavy price.” Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said “the Tsvangirai faction of the MDC has a long record of unleashing violence to achieve political goals.It has publicly restated its wish to use violence to overthrow government and as a means to power,” Ndlovu said.”This will come to grief,” he added.The Zimbabwe government charged that a number of Western governments had made “unconditional statements of support to the violent MDC” while international media networks absolved the opposition of blame.”Government has noted the MDC leadership’s publicly announced mission to seek to topple the government through civil unrest.”Nanpa-Reuters