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SW Radio Africa<\/a> (London)<\/p>\n

Alex Bell<\/p>\n

26 April 2011<\/p>\n

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The police have moved to block the annual May Day marches organised by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), which the union federation says is a sign that the security forces are ‘jittery’.<\/p>\n

Three marches, organised to take place along with numerous others countrywide over the weekend, have been banned, with the police apparently citing ‘security concerns’. The ZCTU said that their applications to have the processions in Kwekwe, Mutare and Bulawayo have all been turned down, despite the May Day celebrations being peaceful annual events.<\/p>\n

The ZCTU’s Japhet Moyo told SW Radio Africa on Tuesday that there is “no good reason to ban these processions.” He explained that the union’s legal team has already been instructed to seek a High Court order to force the police to allow the marches.<\/p>\n

But Moyo said that even a legal order will do little if the police have already decided to stop the marches, saying: “We are living in a police state.”<\/p>\n

“The police have indicated that they will not follow judgements and they have disregarded the High Court before. We will not be surprised if the police stop us even if we have a court order because they have taken the law into their own hands,” Moyo said.<\/p>\n

The police have been clamping down on public activity in recent months, and earlier this year said that MDC marches were banned over ‘security concerns’. Although this ban was eventually lifted, the police have gone out of their way to make public gatherings almost impossible.<\/p>\n

An MDC Peace rally was postponed numerous times in March, when the Highfields stadium was allegedly ‘booked’ for the entire year by ZANU PF. That rally was also not allowed to go ahead at Glamis Arena because a ZANU PF function was taking place near by.<\/p>\n

The ZCTU’s Moyo said this attempt to block the May Day marches is a clear sign that “the security forces are jittery,” because of recent civil uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

“They are worried that any public gathering will turn into something more serious. They see enemies everywhere,” Moyo said.<\/p>\n

The May Day celebrations are being held under the theme ‘Respect our Rights; Save our Economy Protect our Jobs’. The main commemorations will be held at Gwanzura stadium on May the 1st, but other processions and events are set to be held countrywide.<\/p>\n

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