Try Karedza, the Mt Darwin North district MDC Youth Assembly chairperson was on Monday morning abducted by seven armed men in police uniform and assaulted.
Karedza from Katiyo village has been hospitalised due to injuries he sustained from the beatings. He was taken to Nyanguwu near the Zimbabwes border with Mozambique where he was blind – folded and severely assaulted.
The unidentified men, who were driving in a white truck, later left him unconscious. After recovering, Karedza sought assistance from some good Samaritans who took him to Bindura where he is seeking medical attention. In Chiredzi South, Cephas Magezani of Ward 7, Chikombedzi managed to escape abduction after four unidentified men attempted to kidnap him at gunpoint at his home on Monday night.
Meanwhile, two MDC activists, Taona Chikono and Oliver Mukombwe from Chipadze in Bindura were arrested this morning on forged charges of assaulting one Last Siraya. They are in custody at Bindura Central Police Station.
In Harare, seven MDC youth activists and three employees who were facing similar charges of assault were today released from police custody at Harare Central Police Station after the police said they could not locate the alleged complainant. The 10 were arrested at Harvest House, the MDC head office on Sunday night but no charges could be laid against them as there was no complainant.
In Masvingo province, Choke Chamunorwa an MDC youth activist died at Masvingo General Hospital this morning where he was admitted for injuries sustained when he was assaulted by Zanu PF youths in June 2008. Chamunorwa was beaten by Zanu PF youths in 2008 at his home in Chiwara village, Gutu South and since then his health has been deteriorating.
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