MNPF clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 09 2018:
The Manipur Naga People's Front (MNPF) has clarified that Lovejoy Zimik and Tamrei Zimik were neither top leaders of the party nor did they desert the party rather they were terminated from the outfit for violation of rules and regulations.
A statement issued by the outfit's deputy secretary, publicity MK Mashun dismissed NSCN-IM's claim that top leaders of MNPF have surrendered to them as false.
It was an obvious attempt of NSCN-IM to deceive the people by tarnishing the image of MNPF.
Lovejoy Zimik was appointed as deputy defense secretary in-charge in the first week of March 2017 and Tamrei Zimik was appointed as the assistant information and publicity secretary on March 13, 2018 .
As such, NSCN-IM's claim that Lovejoy Zimik and Tamrei Zimik are former defense secretary and former information and publicity secretary are baseless and untrue, MNPF asserted.
They were found guilty of rape, murder and drug abuse.
The details can be had from the village authority of their native village, Lungphu, it said.
All their wrongdoings were explained in presence of their families, village authority and headman.
They were warned and dismissed from the party and it was not a case of the duo deserting the party, it clarified.