Zimbabwe\u2019s army chief has warned those responsible for \u201cpurging\u201d the country\u2019s ruling Zanu-PF party to stop, or the military will step in.<\/p>\n
The rare intervention comes just a week after President Robert Mugabe sacked his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n
General Constantino Chiwenga, who appeared at a news conference with another 90 senior army officers, did not refer to anyone by name.<\/p>\n
Mr Mnangagwa, once seen as a successor to Mr Mugabe, has fled into exile.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe\u2019s wife Grace, who is now the favourite to succeed her husband, referred to Mr Mnangagwa as a snake which \u201cmust be hit on the head\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Mnangagwa, nicknamed the \u201ccrocodile\u201d because of his perceived shrewdness, has rebuked Mr Mugabe, saying Zanu-PF is \u201cnot personal property for you and your wife to do as you please\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the army\u2019s headquarters, General Chiwenga said the removal of people who were involved in the independence struggle, like Mr Mnangagwa, would not be tolerated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe current purging, which is clearly targeting members of the party with a liberation background, must stop forthwith,\u201d he told those gathered for the news conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must remind those behind the current treacherous shenanigans that when it comes to matters of protecting our revolution, the military will not hesitate to step in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Mnangagwa previously served as defence and state security minister.<\/p>\n
Mrs Mugabe, meanwhile, has the support of the younger \u201cGeneration 40\u201d or \u201cG40\u201d group of Zimbabwe politicians.<\/p>\n
General Chiwenga also hit out at the \u201csquabbling\u201d between politicians, saying it had led to \u201cno meaningful development in the country for the past five years\u201d.<\/p>\n
The crisis, he concluded, meant Zimbabwe was struggling with \u201ccash shortages and rising commodity prices\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n
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