Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:03:14 -0700
To: "Zimbabwe Crisis Mailing List":;
From: Zimbabwe Crisis
Subject: ZimCrisis#91 -- CIO Harassment
Cc: "NG organisations":;
Hi everyone,
The warning below was passed to me by someone in Matabeleland.
Craig
Please be aware of your rights! Members of the public are currently being harassed by people claiming they are from the President's office and / or the CIO.
The President's office and CIO *do not* have any authority to enter your premises or search your property without your permission. Nor are you under any obligation to accompany them *anywhere*, go to their offices or wherever they tell you, or in fact comply with any request, unless they have a duly signed and stamped search warrant or warrant of arrest. The ZRP carries out arrests, not the CIO.
Should you be harassed in this way, contact a lawyer *immediately*! Under no circumstances should you accompany anyone you do not know well *anywhere*, and if forced, MAKE SURE SOMEONE KNOWS YOU HAVE BEEN TAKEN! TRY NOT TO GO ALONE -- get someone to follow if at all possible.
It is very important that you safeguard your rights and those of others. Please pass this information on to everyone you know!
Craig
Zimbabwe Crisis Mailing List
http://www.niner.net/zimcrisis
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Brief list of helpful sites on the issue:
- Zimbabwe Crisis Mailing List Archives -- http://www.niner.net/zimcrisis
- Comprehensive news updates -- http://www.1freespace.com/beetee
- Offers of and requests for help for Zimbabweans -- http://pub9.ezboard.com/boffersofhelp
- Commercial Farmers' Union -- http://www.mweb.co.zw/cfu
- Movement for Democratic Change -- http://www.in2zw.com/mdc
- Zimbabwe Democracy Trust -- http://www.zimbabwedemocracytrust.org
- BSAP Pursuit of Zimbabwean Criminals -- http://www.bsaphq.f9.co.uk
To: "Zimbabwe Crisis Mailing List":;
From: Zimbabwe Crisis
Subject: ZimCrisis#91 -- CIO Harassment
Cc: "NG organisations":;
Hi everyone,
The warning below was passed to me by someone in Matabeleland.
Craig
Please be aware of your rights! Members of the public are currently being harassed by people claiming they are from the President's office and / or the CIO.
The President's office and CIO *do not* have any authority to enter your premises or search your property without your permission. Nor are you under any obligation to accompany them *anywhere*, go to their offices or wherever they tell you, or in fact comply with any request, unless they have a duly signed and stamped search warrant or warrant of arrest. The ZRP carries out arrests, not the CIO.
Should you be harassed in this way, contact a lawyer *immediately*! Under no circumstances should you accompany anyone you do not know well *anywhere*, and if forced, MAKE SURE SOMEONE KNOWS YOU HAVE BEEN TAKEN! TRY NOT TO GO ALONE -- get someone to follow if at all possible.
It is very important that you safeguard your rights and those of others. Please pass this information on to everyone you know!
Craig
Zimbabwe Crisis Mailing List
http://www.niner.net/zimcrisis
This is currently a manually administered mailing list. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send your request to DELETED. Personal requests for removal will be carried out immediately. Requests from governmental, political or press organisations (or their representatives) will be treated less favourably. The purpose of this list is not necessarily to redistribute published news reports. Rather, it is intended to distribute reports from or directly affecting people in Zimbabwe. If you have seen something before, I apologise. Hopefully that will not be a regular occurrence. Any reports from respondents that are relayed to the mailing list will be done so anonymously.
Brief list of helpful sites on the issue:
- Zimbabwe Crisis Mailing List Archives -- http://www.niner.net/zimcrisis
- Comprehensive news updates -- http://www.1freespace.com/beetee
- Offers of and requests for help for Zimbabweans -- http://pub9.ezboard.com/boffersofhelp
- Commercial Farmers' Union -- http://www.mweb.co.zw/cfu
- Movement for Democratic Change -- http://www.in2zw.com/mdc
- Zimbabwe Democracy Trust -- http://www.zimbabwedemocracytrust.org
- BSAP Pursuit of Zimbabwean Criminals -- http://www.bsaphq.f9.co.uk
