Zimbabwe's ruling party is accusing the country's army commander of "treasonable conduct" for his threat to have the military step in and calm political turmoil. The statement issued Tuesday night said the unprecedented comments made a day earlier by army commander Constantino Chiwenga were "clearly calculated to disturb national peace and stability" and were "meant to incite insurrection." President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace Mugabe attend a rally of his ruling ZANU-PF party in Harare on Nov. 8. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)On Monday, Chiwenga demanded the purges against senior ruling ZANU-PF party officials linked to the 1970s liberation war should end "forthwith." Zimbabwe's Army Commander, Constantino Chiwenga addresses a press conference in Harare on Monday, where he said his forces were ready to 'step in' to prevent political purges within the ruling party.

Source: CBC News November 14, 2017 16:07 UTC