Three university student leaders abducted
The Zimbabwean
Saturday, 15 December 2007 11:30
HARARE:
THREE student leaders from the National University of Science and
Technology
(NUST) were on Thursday night allegedly abducted and severely beaten up
by
15 army personnel, National Railways of Zimbabwe security officers and
suspected state agents, Zinasu has said.
Themba Maphenduka, Sheunesu Nyoni (Students Union Secretary General) and
Brian Mtisi ( Secretary for Information and Publicity), were apprehended
for allegedly commenting that the delay on the timetable of the train
service was as a result of the just ended Zanu PF Congress.
The train was expected to leave for Harare at 2100hrs but up until
midnight
the train had not yet arrived at the departure bay. The students were on
their way to Harare for a ZINASU Human Rights Dialogue scheduled for the
weekend.
The three, according to sources, were taken to the Railway control room
were
they were severely beaten up with wooden sticks, baton sticks, iron bars,
fists and chains.
"The beatings continued for about 4 hours and only ceased after the
arrival
of police officers from Bulawayo Central Police.Charges proffered
against
them were that they were being a public nuisance and that they were
inciting
public violence. They were later released this morning after paying
admission of guilty fines," Zinasu said on Saturday (today)-CAJ News.
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