Saturday, 07 February 2009
Emmanuel Chiroto
Emmanuel Chiroto, the mayor of Harare, is moved to tears as he recalls the abduction and brutal murder of his wife, Abigail, by armed militia loyal to President Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party during the blood-soaked period preceding the June 27 presidential run-off election.
"Nothing will ever bring my wife back, but the perpetrators of this are still there roaming the streets," he told the Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR).
"Justice must be served and if the inclusive government fails to deal with this issue there will never be national healing. How do I work with people who murdered my wife? They must tell me who sent them to kill my wife and how they did it. There has to be a way to secure justice. Our hearts are sore."
(l) A mourner at the funeral of Abigail Chiroto, the wife of Harare mayor Emmanuel, on June 25, 2008. Chiroto and her four-year-old son were seized from their home and taken taken to a nearby farming area where Chiroto's body was found. The four-year-old survived.
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