13 more farmers arrested
Posted: Saturday, August 17, 2002

Herald

THIRTEEN more white commercial farmers have been arrested for defying a Govern-ment directive to vacate their premises.

They were expected to spend the night in police custody.

Yesterday’s arrests, made in the Nyamandlovu, Fort Rixon and Mhangura commercial farming areas, bring to 19 the total number of such arrests since Thursday.

The Government has said it is losing patience with defiant farmers, most of whose eviction notices expired last Saturday.

Chief police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Way-ne Bvudzijena last night confirmed the arrests of the 13.

Eight were arrested in Nyamandlovu, three in Fort Rixon and two in Mhangura.

Asst Comm Bvudzijena said that more arrests were to be expected as the force was receiving more information on defiant farmers from the acquiring authority, the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement. MORE 

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