Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Chikurubi Prison" in English language version.
Fresh details have emerged of how former ZANU–PF MP Munyaradzi Kereke manipulated state institutions, including the police, in his vain attempt to escape prosecution for raping an 11-year-old girl. ... Kereke, a former advisor to retired Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono, was last year sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping his niece. ... Kereke, once a wealthy businessman with interests in the health sector, used police officers to intimidate the victim's family and received help from the attorney general's (AG's) office to frustrate lawyers pursuing the rape case. ... He was eventually convicted of rape and sent to Chikurubi Maximum Prison for the heinous crime. In an effort to reconstruct one of Zimbabwe's most high-profile rape cases in history, this paper stumbled on fresh evidence showing how Kereke used his highly-placed connections to stay out of jail for a decade. ... Kereke has apologised to his former boss Gono and the government but not to his victims.
An army officer, who with six friends was abducted in May 2007 and ended up spending seven years in Chikurubi Prison, has broken his silence by speaking to The Zimbabwean this week. ...former Army Captain Albert Matapo ... and six others, Emmanuel Marara, Oncemore Mudzurahona, Partson Mupfure, Nyasha Zivuku, Rangarirai Mazivofa and Shingirai Webster Mutemachani, were abducted on May 29, 2007 at 108 Nelson Mandela Avenue, Harare, by people in plain clothes who identified themselves as CIO and army intelligence officers. ... 'We were abducted because we were in the process of forming a new political party which is now called United Crusade for Achieving Democracy (UCAD). ...' ... Matapo said they were taken to an unknown destination where they suffered several forms of tortured, including electrocution on the genitals. ... 'Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison is hell and we were denied bail applications many times,' added Matapo. However, the treason trial did not commence due to lack of evidence and the seven men were released on March 1. ... They went ahead and formed their party, UCAD, which was launched on August 1 in Harare. ... 'There is no way normal people like us would remove Robert Mugabe and put Mnangagwa because they are one and the same. Mnangagwa can even be worse than Mugabe. ...'
