A HARARE man was left passing blood-stained urine after he was severely tortured by two Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers in a bid to force him to admit to theft charges.
The CID officers, stationed at Braeside, appeared before
magistrate Ruth Moyo on Monday facing two counts of assault and criminal abuse
of office.
Wellington Mlambo (43) and Gracious Selemani (35) were
remanded to March 18 on US$100 bail each.
State prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi alleged that on February 15
at around 7:30am, the duo arrested the complainant at Mbare Musika on charges
of receiving stolen property.
The complainant is not named in the court papers.
The two escorted the complainant to CID Braeside Police
Station and interrogated him, but he denied the allegations.
The court heard that the duo allegedly took turns to
assault him under his feet using a baton to force him to confess.
Court documents state that the officers demanded US$150
from the complainant to buy his freedom.
The complainant’s brother provided the money.
“After a while, the complainant was made to deposit a US$15
fine for failure to maintain a second-hand goods register,” the court heard.
The complainant and his brother were later released. The
CID officers pocketed the bribe money.
While on their way home, the complainant discovered that he
was passing blood-stained urine.
He reported the matter at Mbare Police Station, leading to the arrest of the two. Newsday
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