Chikurubi inmates served relish without salt, oil

Inmates at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison were reportedly fed on relish cooked without salt and cooking oil in the week leading to Christmas holidays.

This emerged yesterday when jailed cleric Robert Martin Gumbura and his seven alleged accomplices in an attempted jailbreak case appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court, where they filed an application to have prison authorities forced to provide them a balanced diet in line with international standards.

Gumbura's co-accused Blessing Chiduke filed the application on behalf of his accomplices. He also accused senior prison officers of issuing death threats and denying them medication.

Prosecutor Michael Reza in response to the application brought a prisons medical doctor Tinashe Dobbie to lead evidence.