A VICTORIA FALLS woman, who was allegedly forced to sit on
deadly caustic soda, severely burning her privates by police officers who
accused her of loitering for purposes of prostitution, has been summoned to appear
in court on allegations of pouring beer at the law enforcement agents.
Zibusiso Moyo (30) of Chinotimba suburb, who is still
battling for her life since her June 27 alleged physical torture, was last week
accused of Contravening section 41 of Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act
Chapter (2) c/s 116 (1) of the Liquor Licensing Act chapter 14:2 “Prohibited
Conduct by any person in a public place”.
She is set to appear in court on Friday. According to
Moyo’s statement, the June 27 incident took place at around 3am near Jehovah’
Witness Church building in Chinotimba where she was stopped by 10 police
officers, who were in a vehicle and ordered to get into the vehicle and sit
down.
Moyo said a few seconds later, she felt a burning sensation
and immediately alerted the officers, who allegedly ignored her as they carried
on with their patrols while she was languishing in pain.
She claimed that some of the police officers could be heard
complaining about the acid which was corroding their shoes.
She said when they arrived at the charge office, she
couldn’t walk nor sit, so she had to sleep on the floor facing downwards after
removing her trousers and pants, but none paid attention to her until later
that morning when they decided to drive her to hospital.
A few days after her admission, Moyo suffered a
miscarriage.
But, police have denied responsibility for Moyo’s and the
other victim’s caustic soda injuries.
Officer Commanding Victoria Falls, Chief superintendent
Jairos Chiwona in a letter to the Victoria Falls Residents’ Association said:”
Please be advised that it is true that Zibusiso Moyo and Philile Dube suffered
burns at some stage before or after arrest, it is not true that the two were
tortured by the police and it is not true that the arrest was illegal as both
have pending criminal charges for which they are yet to appear in court.”
Moyo through her lawyer Thulani Nkala of Dube and Partners
have since taken steps to seek justice.
According to sources, the deadly substance was recovered by
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management
Authority officers along Kazungula Road and loaded into a
police truck where Moyo was made to sit on. Newsday
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