Nixon Nyikadzino v Zimbabwe
5. The Complainant claims that the Victim was forced to eat a lit cigarette and was hit with
an empty bottle and asked the whereabouts of the cigarette. The Complainant also
alleges that the Victim was asked to kiss his own penis and was subjected to further
assault when he told them that it was physically impossible. When the Victim soiled his
pants as the result of the assault and torture, the Complainant claims, the assailants
forced him to lick his own urine.
6. The Complainant claims that the Victim was thrown out of the vehicle and that the
assailants followed him and urinated on him. The Complainant submits that the urine
was stinking and itching the Victim's body. The Complainant alleges that the assailants
advised the Victim that he would be thrown in Mazoe Dam and that he should say his
last prayers, as he was about to die. According to the Complainant, the Victim was
forced to say the prayers for his assailants, which the Complainant submits was
dehumanizing and degrading.
7. The Complainant alleges that after the prayers, the Victim was directed to have sexual
intercourse with the female assailant, and when he refused, he was subjected to further
assaults. The Complainant avers that the Victim suffered excruciating pain, became
dizzy and lost consciousness. The Complainant further avers that when the Victim
regained consciousness, he realized that he was about 47 kilometers from Harare from
where he had been kidnapped. The Complainant alleges that the assailants took away
the Victim's three mobile phones and cash amounting to ZWD $ 10 million.
8. The Complainant submits that before leaving, the assailants warned the Victim not to
ever get involved in governance and human rights issues and in particular not to be
involved with the business of NCA and that if he did, he would face unspecified action.
The Complainant also submits that the assailants warned the Victim that they will keep
surveillance on him, as they were now aware of his residential address after which they
made a U-turn and sped-off.
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