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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Saturday claimed that there was no unusual gathering of members of the Johanne Marange Apostolic sect in Manicaland in violation of the COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n

The ZRP said that those who are said to have gathered for an annual festival were actually permanent residents at a shrine there.<\/p>\n

This comes after activists urged the police to act against the thousands that allegedly congregated at Mafararikwa in Bocha as they were violating COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n

Thousands of Johane Marange sect members are said to have been gathered since 3 July and only started dispersing last night.<\/p>\n

Police, who have been saying they were not aware of what was happening at the shrine, on Saturday said there was never a gathering. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said:<\/p>\n

As far as the police is concerned, there are no people gathered in Marange except for those who are permanent residents at the shrine.<\/p>\n

Police have deployed officers on the ground to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n

Police in Marange, Manicaland, in their findings said there are no people gathered in Marange.<\/p>\n

Last week the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) wrote to the police demanding action to disperse the church members, raising COVID-19 fears. The police did not respond to the 12 July letter.<\/p>\n

Manicaland-based Bocha Diamond Community Trust chairman Moses Mukwada also gave police 48 hours to act, but there was no action.<\/p>\n

There are fears within the Marange community that there could be a COVID-19 outbreak as the shrine was overcrowded.<\/p>\n

Mukwada claimed that there were political bigwigs, who were in support of the gathering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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