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Chombo severely beaten while in military custody
24 Nov 2017 at 08:18hrs | Views
Reuters is reporting that former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, who was among those detained by the military in an operation against "criminals" around ousted president Robert Mugabe last week, has been handed over to the police.
The report quotes the former minister's relative as saying that Chombo had been severely beaten while in military custody.
Human Rights Watch Southern Africa director Dewa Mavhinga claimed on Twitter Thursday that the military had handed Chombo over to the police.
It is believed that Chombo was being held at the King George V1 Barracks (which has since been renamed Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks).
"Soldiers tonight dropped off minister Chombo at his house after days of military detention. Law and order police then arrested him and said they were taking him to Rhodes Police Station (in Harare)," tweeted Mavhinga.
The report quotes the former minister's relative as saying that Chombo had been severely beaten while in military custody.
Human Rights Watch Southern Africa director Dewa Mavhinga claimed on Twitter Thursday that the military had handed Chombo over to the police.
It is believed that Chombo was being held at the King George V1 Barracks (which has since been renamed Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks).
"Soldiers tonight dropped off minister Chombo at his house after days of military detention. Law and order police then arrested him and said they were taking him to Rhodes Police Station (in Harare)," tweeted Mavhinga.
#Breaking: #Zimbabwe update - soldiers tonight dropped off Minister Chombo at his house after days of military detention. Law & Order police then arrested him & said they are taking him to Rhodesville police station. @hrw @ZLHRLawyers @ProfJNMoyo @euinzim
— Dewa Mavhinga (@dewamavhinga) November 23, 2017
Source - online
