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to other parts of his body. He was then allegedly punched on his face and
body and threatened with death. Simon Ngubeni, while hooded and bound, was
allegedly doused with water and subjected to electric shocks to his penis,
tongue, legs, hands and back. He was then allegedly punched in the chest,
beaten repeatedly with a gun butt, threatened with death and his right wrist
was broken. Johannes Maduna was allegedly punched, kicked and beaten on his
face, head and body and threatened with electric shocks and death.
597. Brian Madsi, Mkhululi Mabandla, Michael Siyolo and Theo Mabusela, members
of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), were reportedly tortured after their
arrest in connection with the 30 December 1993 killing of four and wounding of
seven persons at the Heidelberg Tavern in Observatory, Cape Town.
Brian
Madsi signed a confession after he was allegedly beaten, kicked in the ears,
and stabbed in the penis with paper clips on 4 January 1994 at Aliwal North
police station. He informed a magistrate about his treatment and was
transferred to Bellville South police station in Cape Town, where he was
allegedly subjected to electric shocks and hooding. He was later allegedly
hung upside down for an entire day above a bucket of water and his head was
lowered into the bucket when he refused to answer questions to the
satisfaction of his interrogators. He lost consciousness and was
hospitalized, resulting in his treatment for injuries to his ear, his arms and
his wrists. He received a 25-year prison sentence and was continuing to
suffer from ear problems as a result of his alleged treatment. Mkhululi
Mabandla, arrested in January 1994, was allegedly struck with batons at the
police station in Elliot and handcuffed and chained to a chair naked, beaten
on the head and pierced in the penis with needles at Aliwal North police
station. At Bellville South, police allegedly covered his face with a
balaclava and placed a bag filled with water over his head, causing him to
lose consciousness. Subsequently, he was allegedly subjected to electric
shocks to his fingertips and taken to various police stations around Cape Town
over the next 10 days, where he continued to be tortured. He received a
25-year sentence. Michael Siyolo was arrested on 3 January 1994 and held
incommunicado at Bellville South and Table Bay Harbour police stations and at
the security branch headquarters on Loop Street. He was allegedly slapped on
the back, pinched in the ears, and subjected to prolonged standing.
Theo Mabusel, arrested in January 1994 by the Unrest and Violent Crimes Unit
during a press conference called to protest the arrest of Michael Siyolo, was
detained at Bellville South, Caledon Square, Milnerton and Loop Street police
stations. During his interrogation he was allegedly kicked, choked, his head
hit against a wall, and struck by a number of police officers with the palms
of their hands, causing him to suffer a ruptured eardrum. He urinated blood
and was hospitalized and chained to his bed. His injuries were confirmed by
medical reports.
598. Andile Tschiceka and Falubango Tanda, suspected members of the Azanian
Peoples’ Liberation Army (APLA), were reportedly arrested by police in
Madedeni township, Natal, on 15 February 1994 and ordered to lie on the ground
while they were beaten with rifle butts. Over the course of four days of
interrogation they were allegedly beaten, suffocated with plastic bags,
assaulted on their genitals and subjected to sleep deprivation. The torture
prompted them to sign confessions to involvement in the murder of a woman at a
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