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they were suddenly stopped by armed riot police who subsequently took them to Machipisa
Police Station. The victim claims that he was in the company of Elton Munyama, Treasurer of
the MDC and his uncle Tariro Dengezi. At Machipisa Police Station they were dumped in an
open yard. At around 1330hours a new set of persons dressed as policeman invaded and
told them to surrender their phones and to lie prone facing downwards on the ground. They
were then assaulted. The police then begun to pick them out one by one, the first was
Lovemore Madhuku, followed by Grace Kwinje and last Sekai Holland. Eventually with bodies
bleeding and limbs broken they were dumped in a Nissan UD truck and asked to lie face
down again. The victim alleges that they were then taken to Harare Central Police Station
where they were made to lie face down on the hot tarmac surface. The police then told them
one by one to go to a tap to wash, beginning with Morgan Tsvangirayi, Lovemore Madhuku
and the victim. Morgan Tsvangirayi was bleeding profusely and he had to wash his head for
minutes on the tap.
Torture: Assault and Detention [11 March 2007]
The client alleged that he was assaulted by ZRP, with rubber batons, rubber sjamboks and
kicked with booted feet on head, chest, back, buttocks, knees and hand.
Torture: Assault and Detention [11 March 2007]
The victim reported that he was assaulted using baton sticks and whips and was detained.
Assault [11 March 2007]
Client was beaten on 11/03/07. Assailant used a baton stick.
Assault [13 March 2007]
Assaulted using baton stick, whips and canister.
Assault [13 March 2007]
The client was assaulted while in police custody, with baton sticks. The incident occurred at
Harare Central Police Station.
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