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Patson Dzamara Talks About Struggles He Faced During His Arrest

The controversial missing Itai Dzamara’s brother, Patson talks about  the struggles faced during his arrest and what happened before and after he was arrested. Saying that the regime solicited the help of two vagabonds whom they used to set them up for arrest.

Patson Dzamara Talks About Struggles He Faced During His Arrest

Patson said that these two women walked past their protest base in Africa Unity Square just before midnight on the 8th of June and they asked them for directions to Epworth taxi rank. They gave them the directions and they started walking away before stopping again to request for one of themto escort them. One of their colleagues rose up with the intention of escorting them but he instructed him not to because he had already sensed that those vagrants were up to no good.

”They then proceeded to walk for about 70 meters from our protest base before turning and running back towards us. Just before getting to where we were, they began to shout, “thief, thief, thief”. Upon reaching us, one of them dropped her bag near us,” he added.

Patson also included that three police officers with whom they had had a chat an hour and half prior to this incidence emerged from nowhere. In no time, Makomborero Haruzivishe and Dzamara were handcuffed before being assaulted and frog marched to central police station.

”We were immediately locked up. About two hours later, three of our colleagues, Pride Mukono, Tatenda Mombeyarara and Oliver chikumba were also locked up. As soon as we arrived at Harare Central Police Station after the morbid and barbaric arrest no statements were taken from Makomborero Haruzivishe and myself. In fact, the police officers immediately locked us up and they continued torturing us,” he said.

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