The two MDC Alliance youth — Lengwan Mavhunga and
Munyaradzi Mafararikwa — were represented by Webster Jiti when they appeared
before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi.
Mavhunga appeared in court with burns on his face and was
struggling to walk.
The investigating officer Chenai Isabel Makanidzana told
the court that she was not in a position to tell if the accused was injured
while in police custody, adding that the accused persons should not be granted
bail.
Makanidzana told the court that the pair was arrested on
the scene, adding that if released, there was a probability that they would
interfere with State witnesses.
But the defence, led by Jiti, asked Makanidzana why she
was so malicious to the extent of
opposing bail when she knew that accused persons were tortured while in
custody.
Makanidzana’s response was that she did not see the accused
persons being tortured, adding that she was in court to give evidence on the
offences they committed.
On Saturday, the court heard that medical doctors at
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals refused to treat the pair in handcuffs,
resulting in the police officers removing them. Mafararikwa and Mavhunga were
arrested after emerging from court where they intended to attend the trial of
MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala.
It is alleged that on April 15, they obstructed the
movement of traffic by dumping burning garbage in the middle of the roads.
Newsday
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