The Party ZANU PF is concerned about the serious allegations made The Party welcomes the position taken   We are however taken aback   Besides, this story raises serious suspicions among right thinking people as it follows a similar script that once played out in 2019 involving one Dr Magombeyi who in a similar style, announced to the world that he had been abducted, before he turned out after a few days announcing again that he had found himself. The process of investigating the Magombeyi abduction was scuttled The story line   Thirdly, the manner in which these allegations were announced to the public,   Fourthly, the world was made to believe that the ladies suffered, at least in their own words and those of the opposition mouthpieces “serious and bad injuries” and that “they were brutalised and sustained serious bruises.” The usual embassies whose hands remain unclean with regards to the previous fake abductions were seen on social media disseminating inaccurate information which As it turned out, weeks after these regrettable allegations were raised, the alleged victims are yet to show the world the serious injuries which they claim to have suffered, besides disfiguring their faces in front of cameras.   We take strong objection to these tired attempts to present ZANU PF, its Leadership and our Government as a villain. The timing and manner in which these alleged abductions were raised leaves a lot to be desired. It is clear that these alleged abductions were intended to coincide with the convening   We therefore have strong reasons to suspect that this was an attempt to replay the same tricks in order to sustain an orchestrated agenda to smear the Government of Zimbabwe, ZANU PF and its Leadership.   We welcome the decision taken   We are saddened to hear that despite pleas   We also draw the attention of the three lady complainants that making fake and stage-managed allegations is criminal conduct.   The onus to prove that there was an abduction lies on the ladies who should provide substantive evidence of what transpired rather than being hostile to law enforcement agents. We find it abhorrent that to-date neither the three lady complainants nor family members or their friends have made a formal report to the police suggesting that they don’t want the truth to come out.   In the same vein, we also encourage the law enforcement agents to take action against the uncalled for violations of the Covid-19 lock-down regulations which resulted in those youth elements engaging in a needless political demonstration in Warren Park, risking the lives of communities there. There was no justification whatsoever to violate the regulations as directed   ZANU PF also welcomes the position of government as expressed in the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Cde S.B Moyo’s Statement that diplomatic missions must always exercise their duties diligently and avoid commenting on such serious issues out of hearsay and social media sensationalism.   It is always advisable to wait for the outcomes of investigations so that they can comment authoritatively and factually rather than rely on unsubstantiated claims of individuals with entrenched and vested interests in cases such as these ones.