By A Correspondent- #July31 protests organiser, Jacob Ngarivhume says MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s visit to Harare remand prison angered authorities who ordered that together with investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, the duo be transferred to Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.

The two were arrested separately, but on the same day 20 July and charged with violence and incitement against a constitutionally elected government.

While they were being held in remand prison, Chamisa took time to visit and show solidarity with them and this did not go down well with the authorities.

They were immediately transfered to Chikurubi maximum prison, located on the eastern outskirts of Harare.

“When Chamisa came to visit us, there was a lot of backlash. It was hell, thunder and fury.

“They started threatening and telling us they were going to take us to Chikurubi Maximum Prison as punishment.

“So they literally grabbed and bundled us onto a big prison truck and told us ‘you are going to Chikurubi as punishment because we are no longer able to contain the huge volume of visitors, lawyers and everybody who was coming at Harare Remand Prison’.

“It was psychological torture. Imagine being bundled into that truck in iron legs and shackles, you are never sure what’s gonna happen.”