Dr Peter Magombeyi, who was recently reported as abducted
before he resurfaced on Thursday night, was yesterday attended to by a team of
medical doctors from the Government and his own doctors at a local hospital.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi yesterday said investigations to establish what really transpired were
ongoing.
There were reports earlier that some officials from the
Embassy of the United States had attempted to seize the doctor to prevent him
from being debriefed, amid fears that a cover up of the alleged abduction,
which has unravelled spectacularly after Dr Magombeyi’s reappearance, was
underway with some lawyers involved.
“The ZRP wishes to advise members of the public that
investigations into Dr Peter Gabriel Magombeyi’s case are in full swing,” Asst
Comm Nyathi said yesterday.
“He is currently admitted at a local hospital for
observation by a medical team. He has been examined by his own medical team and
Government medical officers. He is safe and has not been arrested at all as
claimed in some sections of the media. Dr Magombeyi will be interviewed by the
police once he is cleared by his medical team,” he said.
Asst Comm Nyathi said the examination by doctors was done
in the presence of his lawyers — Mr Doug Coltart and Jeremiah Bhamu.
He added there was no bad blood between his family members
and the police. Dr Magombeyi is yet to say anything to the police about his
alleged abduction.
“We are waiting to talk to him once he has been discharged.
As of now, he said he is physically fit but we are also waiting for the results
from the examination that was conducted by the doctors,” said Asst Comm Nyathi.
He reiterated that they were still to establish
circumstances surrounding his disappearance.
When The Herald visited the hospital he was admitted to,
the crew was barred by Dr Magombeyi’s lawyers from interviewing
him.Surprisingly, Dr Magombeyi and his team granted interviews to international
and private media.
A team of detectives from the CID Law and Order also
visited him in a bid to conduct investigations, but he was reportedly not
cooperating.
News of Dr Magombeyi’s alleged abduction and disappearance
last weekend spread wildly, with opposition and civil society blaming it on
State agents.
There has been a series of similar abductions lately,
raising strong suspicion they are being staged to tarnish the Government’s
image ahead of regional and international forums such as the Sadc summit and
the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly to be held in New York, United
States.
The US Embassy in Harare, which is a stone’s throw away
from where Dr Mugombeyi was found, is believed to be behind the so-called black
operations and heightened anti-establishment agitation to maintain a hostile,
hardline stance against Zimbabwe. Herald
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