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Lice
feast on Gwisai as doctors examine detainees
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
March 03, 2011
Zimbabwe Prison Service (ZPS) authorities on Thursday 3 March 2011
allowed private doctors to undertake medical examinations of the
45 social justice activists currently detained on charges of treason
and subverting a constitutional government. Medical doctors were
able to examine 11 of the male detainees at Harare Remand Prison
in compliance with a court order issued by Harare Magistrate Munamato
Mutevedzi on Monday 28 February 2011.
Zimbabwe Lawyers
for Human Rights (ZLHR) Director, Irene Petras, and Tawanda Zhuwarara
accompanied private doctors who attended to 11 of the male detainees
at Harare Remand Prison. Those who were seen by the doctors included
Munyaradzi Gwisai, Hopewell Gumbo and Welcome Zimuto. Gwisai exhibited
a vicious lice-induced rash all over his body.
Earlier on Thursday,
some of the detainees had also finally been examined by the doctor
stationed at Harare Remand Prison - one Dr. Makuchete.
Also on Thursday,
ZPS authorities attempted to move some of the detainees from Harare
Remand Prison to Chikurubi Maximum Prison without the knowledge
of their lawyers. The detainees were however returned to Harare
Remand Prison where doctors carried out the examinations. They were
then returned to their cells at Harare Remand Prison.
The doctors
will return to Harare Remand Prison on Friday 4 March 2011 to examine
the remaining detainees.
Meanwhile, at
Chikurubi Maximum Women's Prison, private doctors accompanied by
ZLHR lawyer David Hofisi failed to access the female detainees for
medical examination as they were advised that one Chief Superintendent
Chifodya who had the keys to the female prison had already left
for the day, despite being advised that the lawyer and doctors were
on their way. They will return to Chikurubi Maximum Women's Prison
to attend to the female detainees on Friday morning.
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