Two state prosecutors tortured for sending war vets to jail

Two state prosecutors who were based in Matobo in Matabeleland South
province fled the country earlier this month, after they were severely
tortured for their role in sending three war vets to prison for stock theft.
In July, the state eventually convicted the war vets and sent them to serve
15 year jail terms for stealing cattle from a farm that belonged to the late
Matabeleland South Governor, Stephen Nkomo. A younger brother to the late
Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, Stephen died in 2003.

But mystery surrounds the release of the three war vets from incarceration
after barely three weeks into their long prison terms. When they were
released they reportedly teamed up with CIO's in Matobo to crackdown on Moyo
and Chaita.

The two public prosecutors were picked up and held incommunicado at a
torture house, where they were severely beaten by the state security agents.
It was alleged they had been sent by the MDC to ensure that the war vets
were convicted.