POLICE BRUTALLY ASSAULT DZAMARA & LAWYER Itai Dzamara and human right7 lawyer Kennedy Masiye have been admitted at a hospital in Harare after sustaining serious injuries from brutal assaults by more than 20 police officers. The police team arrived at Africa Unity Square around 11:30 and approached our group of 10 members, gathered at a point opposite parliament. The head of the police team ordered us to leave and immediately started beating us. As the other members of the team started to leave, Dzamara was surrounded by 15 police officers, who prevented him from leaving. They beat him all over the body. Two baton sticks broke during the assualt and the police team handcuffed Dzamara. They continued to beat him, while tearing his belt and trousers open. Tichaona Danho and Tafadzwa Charumbira refused to leave and insisted they wanted to stand by Dzamara. They were also beaten up. Dzamara lost consciousness and the beating stopped. The police team then chased away people from the square. Lawyer Kennedy Masiye arrived to attend to the matter. After the police team finished clearing the park, they returned to the scene. They immediately attacked Masiye, beating him with button sticks and breaking his glasses. They chased Masiye until he fled. The police team then ordered Danho and Charumbira to carry Dzamara out of the park. The police team continued to beat the unconscious Dzamara and the two colleagues carrying him for 500 metres away from the park. Dzamara spent about 45 minutes on a tarmac until a vehicle came to pick him and took him to hospital. Dzamara and Masiye have been admitted at hospital and being assessed for multiple injuries. Other members of the group have also been treated.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:21:46 +0000
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