Chiyangwa tortured, suffered stroke

Chiyangwa tortured, suffered stroke - lawyer

CHIYANGWA arrives in court on Wednesday (Picture courtesy of The Daily Mirror)

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By Staff Reporter

ZANU PF legislator for Chinhoyi, Phillip Chiyangwa was allegedly blindfolded and tortured by his captors while in detention until his final appearance in court on Wednesday – a fortnight after he went missing – a Harare magistrate has been told.

The businessman’s lawyer, Canaan Dube, said this when his client appeared in court on charges of contravening provisions of the Official Secrets Act.

Through Dube, Chiyangwa, who is also the party’s Mashonaland West provincial chairman, claimed he was kidnapped and detained under humiliating conditions until his appearance in court yesterday.

Dube told the court that the legislator was blindfolded and moved from place to place, detained in solitary confinement with no toilet facilities, subjected to intimidation, threats and interrogated for hours.

“He was moved from place to place where it was stinking of human urine. He is a hypertension patient, a condition known to the captors,” Dube claimed.

“His health seriously deteriorated due to the ill-treatment to the extent that he suffered a mild stroke which was confirmed by Dr Mangwiro and a government doctor (Dr Mandishora), who both recommended he be hospitalised, but the captors ignored.”

Dube further alleged that since Chiyangwa was kidnapped, he was persistently denied access to his lawyers.

Lloyd Mhishi and Selby Hwacha assisted Dube.

Soon after Chiyangwa lodged the complaints, Morgen Nemadire, of the Attorney General’s office, partly read allegations against the legislator, before Kumbawa cleared the court.

Because of the national security nature of the allegations, the press, relatives and the public were not allowed to hear the circumstances surrounding the charge.

Chiyangwa’s lawyers were expected to file for refusal of remand.
Daily Mirror
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