Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has set up a commission of inquiry into the country’s post election killings.
Six people were killed when opposition protesters clashed with soldiers shortly after the general elections last month.
The soldiers reportedly shot into the protesters resulting in deaths that have been condemned globally. They were agitating over the election results claiming that their candidate, Nelson Chamisa had won instead.
Some opposition leaders and their supporters were arrested shortly thereafter for instigating the violence.
President Mnangagwa who was sworn in last weekend promised to order a probe into the killings.
He has now set up a seven-member commission of inquiry to be headed by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe.
The commission has three months to look into the reasons behind the protests and the the role of the military in the killings.
President Mnangagwa’s election victory was last week affirmed by the constitutional court after Nelson Chamisa challenged the election results.
He will now serve as President for the next five years. Mnangagwa replaces Robert Mugabe who ruled Zimbabwe for decades.
Source: Africafeeds.com
