A president just detailed how he was sold out and tortured. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa recounted his arrest after a comrade betrayed him to Rhodesian forces. He was captured at Michael Mawema's house in Highfield while preparing a report for Herbert Chitepo in Lusaka.
Black CID officers under the regime tortured him in a room called A20 at Harare Central Police Station. He described being hung upside down in leg irons and subjected to waterboarding. His parents visited from Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, but he urged them to return home.
Mnangagwa served a full imprisonment term for sabotage activities with the Crocodile Gang. He was eventually released at the Victoria Falls border, a neutral zone between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The late General Josiah Tongogara received him there after his handcuffs were removed.
He reflected on his resolve during that period, emphasizing his commitment to guerrilla struggle. The experience shaped his role in the fight for national liberation. His account provided a raw recollection of resistance against the colonial government.
Black CID officers under the regime tortured him in a room called A20 at Harare Central Police Station. He described being hung upside down in leg irons and subjected to waterboarding. His parents visited from Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, but he urged them to return home.
Mnangagwa served a full imprisonment term for sabotage activities with the Crocodile Gang. He was eventually released at the Victoria Falls border, a neutral zone between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The late General Josiah Tongogara received him there after his handcuffs were removed.
He reflected on his resolve during that period, emphasizing his commitment to guerrilla struggle. The experience shaped his role in the fight for national liberation. His account provided a raw recollection of resistance against the colonial government.
