Zimbabwe: Back Robert Mugabe or face war, army tells white farmers
Zimbabwe’s army has threatened to evict the country’s remaining white farmers if a single vote is cast for Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader, in polling stations on their land.
The final round of the presidential election will take place on June 27 and Robert Mugabe’s regime is trying to guarantee his victory with a violent crackdown on opponents.
At least 42 people have been murdered and thousands assaulted since Mr Tsvangirai defeated Mr Mugabe in the first round on March 29, although he fell short of the 50 per cent threshold needed to avoid a run-off.
Five landowners from two different districts were called to a meeting last week by a lieutenant colonel in the army, whose name is known to The Daily Telegraph. He was accompanied by three senior officials from Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party.
