SIMBINE, Jeronimo Vicente

Age 22

Description
A Mozambican citizen who was abducted from his home in Namaacha, Mozambique, by SADF Special Forces members on 23 August 1982. He was taken to Phalaborwa army base where, after severe interrogation and torture, he agreed to become a member of the SADF. Prior to this abduction, the SADF had raided and bombed Namaacha because they suspected the village of housing ANC members in transit. During this raid, two Mozambican and one Portugese citizen were killed. Mr Simbine escaped after three years and, upon his return home, was detained by the Mozambican authorities for six months.