Police must be non-partisan

The recent ban by the police of an MDC-T rally, set to be addressed by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, is yet another clear sign that the political playing field in Zimbabwe is not level. No Zanu PF rally has ever been banned by the police.

What makes this particular case interesting is that the MDC-T secured a High Court order allowing the rally to proceed, but the police went on to barricade the venue in a clear sign the return of the rule of the law is still a pipe dream in Zimbabwe.

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