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MDC torture victim denied medical treatment
The MDC transport manager who was severely tortured after he was abducted by state security agents last month, is still being denied private medical care, in what his lawyers say is a 'calculated' and 'deliberate' act by the state.
The MDC transport manager who was severely tortured after he was abducted by state security agents last month, is still being denied private medical care, in what his lawyers say is a 'calculated' and 'deliberate' act by the state.
But despite a court order issued more than two weeks ago, directing prison officials to allow doctors to examine and treat Gwezere, this has still not happened. According to the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Gwezere's doctors said last week that a prison doctor, identified as Dr Makanza, who had agreed to accompany them to see Gwezere on Friday, did not show up.
Gwezere's lawyer, Alec Muchadehama, has criticised prison authorities for denying his client access to doctors of his own choice.
"It (denial of medical examination) is calculated and deliberate," said Muchadehama.
