ZIMBABWE - SITUATION WORSENING

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SITUATION WORSENING IN ZIMBABWE

The following NEWS RELEASE was received on 18th February 2002 by ANB-BIA 
from the Office of the Superior General, Mariannhill Missionaries, in Rome.
The Fax is dated 16 February 2002.

«At around 19.50 hours, Very Rev. Fr. Provincial, Martin Schupp, CMM, 
informed me by phone that our Fr. Kevin O'Doherthy,CMM, and some nine other 
representatives of other religious denominations (Anglicans, Methodist, 
etc) were arrested in the second half of the morning, charged with 
contravening public order, according to which it is forbidden to hold 
meetings, and put into prison in Bulawayo. This follows an inter-religious 
peace prayer service and procession which had started at Christ the King 
Parish and was moving to other churches. They were able to get a lawyer but 
the case is being dealt with only on Monday.

Please pray for our Father Kevin, all other religious representatives and 
the people of Zimbabwe».

The Superior General of the Mariannhill Missionaries, Father Yves 
LaFontaine, CMM. adds a note: «I am just back from Zimbabwe and was clearly 
told that the situation is much worse than at the time of the last elections».



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