Councillor Tungamirai Madzokere of Glen View Ward 32, sustained serious head wounds, a fractured left arm and leg injuries during the assault. According to lawyer Charles Kwaramba prison doctors recommended a head scan and a further examination at Parirenyatwa Hospital. But officials keep delaying the trip.
“We don’t know how deep the injuries are and he is suffering from a lot of pain at night,” Kwaramba told SW Radio Africa. No explanation has been given by the prison officials, who keep telling the councillor “tomorrow, tomorrow” when he complains of the pain. “At first we thought there were just scratches but it turned out he has internal injuries,” Kwaramba said.
As SW Radio Africa reported this week fellow inmates had noticed Madzokere had problems concentrating, remembering and putting thoughts together, all hallmarks of a serious head injury.
Councillor Madzokere is one of the 24 MDC members who were arrested in random raids conducted by the police in the Glen View suburb back in May, when they claimed to be investigating the murder of policeman Petros Mutedza.
The police allege Mutedza was killed by MDC members who held an illegal meeting at a local pub, a charge the MDC-T deny. Witnesses have said the cop was murdered by unknown revelers during a drunken brawl.
Meanwhile 4 more MDC-T members arrested in the case were granted bail by Justice Felistus Chatukuta on Friday at the High Court. A statement from the party said Councillor Oddrey Sydney Chirombe, Jefias Moyo and Abina Rutsito were granted $100 bail each, while Tendai Chinyama was given $300 bail. Moyo and Rutsito work for the MDC-T.
However, 8 MDC members are still in remand prison, including the injured Councillor Madzokere. The MDC-T identified them as Rebecca Mafukeni, Yvonne Musarurwa, Edson Maengahama, Lazarus Maengahama, Lloyd Chitanda, Stenford Mangwiro, Phineas Nhatarikwa and Cynthia Manjoro.
This last group of 12 were denied bail last Friday by High Court Judge Tendai Uchena, who said he considered them flight risks. Lawyer Charles Kwaramba said he had already prepared documents to challenge the bail decision at the Supreme Court.
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