Police assault MDC activists

mber 20 by a CID detective by the name Maenzaniso talking about how they think MDC is going to win the Rural Council elections to be held on October 28. Maenzaniso reportedly ordered them to go with him to Nembudziya Police Station, accusing them of saying words that insulted the president. They refused.
On September 28, the two were raided by policemen named Madamombe, Shiri and Chinake at Chitekete Business Centre. They were forcefully dragged into a COTTCO truck going to Nembudziya. At a place called Zhomba, Madamombe allegedly used his hands to beat Pedzisai trying to force him to admit that he insulted the president.
The youth were seriously assaulted at Nembudziya Police Station by Madamombe who forced them to lie on the floor and he continuously beat them using an iron bar. An eye witness told The Zimbabwean that the two incurred serious injuries on the legs, back and lacerations on the hands.They were then thrown into the cells. On Friday September 29, Madamombe took them to room 27 where he again beat them using the same iron bar. On Saturday Shiri wrote a docket which accused them of insulting the president and the police. They were remanded in the cells until Monday ,October 2 when they were talken to Gokwe Magistrate Court.
A public prosecutor by the name Ngwenya analysed the police docket and he told the policemen that it was unnecessary for the two to appear in court since the case does not have merit.
The two did not appear in court but the police released them and told them to go home. They went to Gokwe Provincial Hospital where there were treated for their injuries and were discharged on the same day. Cephas Zimuto(MDC Chairman for Midlands North) assisted them with bus far to back to Chireya. – Own correspondent