WOZA said in a statement Wednesday that Maria Moyo of Bulawayo passed away and attributed her faiure in health to the brutal treatment she received from the Zanu (PF) regime when she was arrested on eight occasions.
“Known Law and order officers based in Bulawayo took her from her sick bed at 4:30
am and threatened to tie her up with ropes and throw her into Khami Dam if she did not divulge the whereabouts of WOZA leaders,” the statement says. “She was badly shaken by this experience and took a turn for the worse, despite medical treatment she never recovered. Doctors tried to treat a bad cough and advised that she is too stressed.”
WOZA recently released a report on political violence suffered by its members at the hands of the regime, including mental and physical torture.
The death of Moyo comes two weeks after a former bodyguard of MDC leader, Nhamo Musekiwa passed away in South Africa, having been one of the victims of the brutal crackdown on a prayer meeting organised by Save Zimbabwe Campaign on March 11 this year.
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