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HARARE – The credibility of some members of Kgalema Motlanthe's investigation commission into the August 1 killings is questionable because they have close ties to Zanu PF, said a senior MDC official.
The national vice president of the country's largest opposition party, Tendai Biti, has appointed Charity Manyeruke, General Davis Mwamunyange, former head of the Tanzanian Defense Forces, and British lawyer Rodney Dixon as commissioners the most compromised, claiming that he had no confidence in them when he appeared before the Motlanthe Commission. .
Ms. Biti said Manyeruke was a Zanu PF official. Therefore, his views on finding the truth about post-election violence on 1 August can not be taken seriously in the face of accusations between the ruling party, Zanu PF, and the MDC.
"I have a problem with … Manyeruke because it's not disputed that she's a member of the ruling party. It is not disputed that prior to the elections she appeared in registered commercials … for the ruling party pleading for … Mnangagwa.
"The question is not whether she is going to have a bias, but what is the perception of people on the outside and its perception is certainly not correct."
In his testimony, Biti urged Manyeruke to resign from his role on the committee if the commission had any hope of maintaining its credibility in the eyes of Zimbabweans.
He also questioned the credibility of Dixon and Mwamunyange as impartial judges within the group because they would have links to military regimes in Africa, as well as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.
"I also have a problem with the British lawyer. It is strongly associated with military and military governments.
"There are probably more than a million lawyers in the UK. Was he chosen solely because of his association with the military junta? "
"I also have a problem with the General of the Republic of Tanzania. The intelligence that we have in our party is that it is closely associated with our vice president. So what is the perception of the general public, "he asked.
Biti, a man who arouses the underworld, then sets out to distinguish himself from other commissioners, including Motlanthe, whom he presents as a model of virtue whose moral prestige has gained international renown.
"I would have thought that it just needed neutral people, such as Kgalema Motlanthe and Chief Emeka Anyaouku, people without stupidity in the battle," he said.
He also reiterated the DOC's assertion that Mnangagwa had no moral motives for appointing the commission in the first place, as he also had to be brought before her.
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