国际英语资讯:Zimbabwes military uses excessive force to quell post-election violence: report
<p><span word="HARARE">HARARE</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 18-- <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="disproportionate">disproportionate</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quelling">quelling</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Harare">Harare</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="property">property</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Inquiry">Inquiry</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Releasing">Releasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recommendations">recommendations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="Zimbabwean">Zimbabwean</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmerson">Emmerson</span> <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> "<span word="arose">arose</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="police">police</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="applicable">applicable</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="ammunition">ammunition</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fleeing">fleeing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="unjustified">unjustified</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disproportionate">disproportionate</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overpowered">overpowered</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riots">riots</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="justified">justified</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="orchestrated">orchestrated</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sanctioned">sanctioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="riotous">riotous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riots">riots</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="curbed">curbed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="adequately">adequately</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span>, <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="suitably">suitably</span> <span word="organized">organized</span>.</p>
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