Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:49:34 +0000 HEAVILY armed police yesterday sealed off Kanyama Compound to prevent UPND from holding a public rally in complete defiance of a High Court Order. The police arrived as early as 02:30 hours and clearly meant to warn and intimidate the UPND against the highly publicized political rally. As the police patrolled Kanyama Compound, suspected PF youths were seen in company of police ready to ‘sort out’ perceived UPND cadres. The cadres pounced on a photo journalist Salim Dawood who they beat to the floor and struggled to grab his camera before he was rescued by the PF leadership, who they recognized as a friendly force. The heavy presence of more than 100 armed paramilitary police officers at Twashuka Basic School frightened many residents, onlookers and bystanders in the area. A horde of PF cadres wielding machetes, sticks catapults and other crudely made ammunitions were seen circling the venue where […]
