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Traumatic police cells experience for Zimbabwean Minister
26 Apr 2011 at 17:17hrs | Views
Co-Minister of Healing, Moses Mzila-Ndlovu who was arrested on 15 April after police accused him of addressing an 'illegal' memorial service for Gukurahundi victims and survivors, at a Roman Catholic Church Mass in Lupane says his time spent this month at Lupane Police Station is one of the most horrific and unimaginable experiences for a human being.
A Catholic Priest, Father Marko Mkandla, was also arrested for holding the church mass. Last Tuesday the pair appeared at court in Hwange, shackled together with leg irons and guarded by a heavy police presence. Mkandla also allege that he was not taken care of fairly when he was in police custody.
Mzila-Ndlovu, who is also the deputy secretary general of the faction of the MDC led by Welshman Ncube, says he underwent intense interrogation and was also denied basic necessities such as food or water.
On Tuesday Mzila-Ndlovu he was denied food and water on the Monday that his colleagues from the party came to see me. There was never any food from the police from the day he was put in police cells. He also spoke of the pain and scars the leg irons inflicted on him. He also said he was still feeling ill.
Despite his ill-treatment by the state, Mzila-Ndlovu remains defiant that the story of the Gukurahundi must be told and those behind the massacres should come forward.
"It is a story that must be told in Zimbabwe. I believe that we cannot bring closure to that case until it is spoken about and until someone steps onto the pedestal and takes responsibility for that," he said.
A Catholic Priest, Father Marko Mkandla, was also arrested for holding the church mass. Last Tuesday the pair appeared at court in Hwange, shackled together with leg irons and guarded by a heavy police presence. Mkandla also allege that he was not taken care of fairly when he was in police custody.
Mzila-Ndlovu, who is also the deputy secretary general of the faction of the MDC led by Welshman Ncube, says he underwent intense interrogation and was also denied basic necessities such as food or water.
On Tuesday Mzila-Ndlovu he was denied food and water on the Monday that his colleagues from the party came to see me. There was never any food from the police from the day he was put in police cells. He also spoke of the pain and scars the leg irons inflicted on him. He also said he was still feeling ill.
Despite his ill-treatment by the state, Mzila-Ndlovu remains defiant that the story of the Gukurahundi must be told and those behind the massacres should come forward.
"It is a story that must be told in Zimbabwe. I believe that we cannot bring closure to that case until it is spoken about and until someone steps onto the pedestal and takes responsibility for that," he said.
Source - Byo24News
