Zimbabwe police mum on illegal rendition

Zimbabwean police have refused to state what action they took against officers who were suspected to have murdered local criminals deported from South Africa.

A top policeman in SA, Anwar Dramat has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigations over allegations that he was involved in the illegal renditions of Zimbabweans.

The Zimbabwean suspects were apprehended in 2011 by the now under fire South African police and illegally handed over to Zimbabwe authorities for allegedly shooting and killing a local police chief superintendent in 2010.

Two of the Zimbabwean suspects were allegedly killed while in the custody of Zimbabwean police, while one is said to have disappeared without a trace.

Another was said to have been tortured, according to SA press reports. The suspects were reportedly deported through the Beitbridge Border post using forged document.

Police spokesperson, Charity Charamba declined to comment on the matter.