Jane Mlambo| Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have announced that police are barring the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association President Dr Peter Magombeyi from leaving the country to seek specialised treatment.

Magombeyi was abducted on the 14th of September only to be dumped in Nyabira after five days.

Posting on Twitter, ZLHR said they were forced to approach the High Court to challenge the police action against Magombeyi.

“In violation of Constitution, Police have prevented Dr Magombeyi from leaving Zim to seek further urgent medical, forcing ZLHR to file urgent application at court

“Dr Magombeyi reported case(s) to police such as threats he faced in August 2019 before he was abducted, disappeared & he also reported his abduction on 19 Sept after he was dumped at Nyabira. Police questioned him for several hours about his whereabouts on 19 September

“He was released & sought medical attention. Now Police has prevented him from leaving the country to seek further specialized treatment. Although he is a complainant in cases he reported it is not clear why his rights are being restricted by police,” said ZLHR while posting on Twitter.