Meyiwa trial: Friend tells court he was tortured into confession
Gruesome claims of torture have emerged in the trial of the five men accused of the murder of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa.
Mthokozisi Thwala spent a second day on the witness High Court in Pretoria.
Thwala told the court he was tortured in January 2019 after he was picked up by then-Colonel Joyce Buthelezi and a police officer named Makhubo.
He said he was initially under the impression that he would take part in an ID parade in Durban.
Thwala claimed he was then told the venue would change and he would do the ID parade in Joburg.
However, he ended up in Pretoria in the office of Colonel Buthelezi, where he was allegedly tortured and beaten to a pulp.
He says the beating lasted for an hour.
"When they came back with the bag, I asked myself what the bag is for because I was still seated in the corner. When they entered with the bag I was asking myself what was in the bag.
"One of them took out a big rope that’s normally used to tie around a cow when it’s about to be slaughtered. Then from there, they took out a mat because they tied my hands and legs together on my back. Then they placed the mat underneath my private parts. They knew that I would urinate on myself because that is what I did.”
Proceedings will continue Thursday.
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