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Tererai Karimakwenda<\/p>\n

13 April 2011<\/p>\n

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The unprofessional and chaotic exhumation of bodies from a disused mine in Mt. Darwin have continued, despite the ruling by a Bulawayo High Court which last week ordered them to stop.<\/p>\n

The case was brought by the Zimbabwe African People Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) Veterans Trust, who said they are concerned that exhumations, without forensic experts, were destroying vital clues as to the identity and method of death of the victims.<\/p>\n

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A little known group called the Fallen Heroes Trust has been exhuming the bodies of what they claim to be victims of liberation war atrocities by the Rhodesian Army. But the bodies displayed on state run television and newspapers have appeared to be from more recent deaths, some with hair still intact and others still dripping fluids.<\/p>\n

Last week High Court Judge Nicholas Mathonsi in Bulawayo ordered the Fallen Heroes Trust and their ZANU PF leader, Politburo member George Rutanhire, to stop the controversial project. The ruling called for the involvement of other stakeholders and forensic specialists to help identify the deceased and determine how they died.<\/p>\n

The High Court also directed the co-Ministers of Home Affairs, Kembo Mohadi and Theresa Makone, to enforce the court order and ensure that the Fallen Heroes Trust end the exhumations.<\/p>\n

But enforcement agencies have so far taken no action against Rutanhire and the Fallen Heroes Trust. As a politburo member Rutanhire is connected to the most powerful government officials. Observers have said this is clear proof that the exhumations are being used to gain political mileage by ZANU PF.<\/p>\n

The ZIPRA Veterans Trust have warned that they will file “contempt of court” charges and embark on an international campaign, to force the Fallen Heroes Trust to respect the High Court ruling.<\/p>\n

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