HARARE, June 23 (NewsDay Live) - Former opposition legislator Amos Chibaya has filed a police report after receiving an anonymous death threat linked to a planned political meeting scheduled for this past Sunday, June 21.
According to a report lodged at Milton Park Police Station under Report Received Book (RRB) Number 6797835, Chibaya received a threatening message warning him against proceeding with the meeting.
The message read: “Chimeeting chamuri kuronga chamangwana chikangoitwa uri kutsvira mumba” — loosely translated as, “If the meeting you are planning for tomorrow goes ahead, you will die from arson.”
Confirming the development, Chibaya said he feared for his safety.
“I am fearing for my life,” he said.
“I have file a police report and they said they are investigating.”
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The planned meeting was intended to discuss the country’s prevailing political situation amid escalating tensions surrounding the controversial Constitution Amendment No. 3 Bill (CAB3).
The threat comes amid growing reports of intimidation, assaults, abductions and threats targeting individuals who have publicly opposed the constitutional amendment proposals.
In recent months, National Constitutional Assembly leader Lovemore Madhuku was assaulted and hospitalised following an attack linked to his opposition to the proposed amendments.
Several members of his party were also reportedly abducted and assaulted amid the heated debate over CAB3.
There are growing concerns over political intolerance and the shrinking democratic space as divisions over the constitutional changes continue to deepen.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi was not picking up calls for comment.