Incarcarated in Zimbawe-Times correspondent reveals all

The front page of this morning's Times is well worth a read.

The paper leads with the story of its African correspondent who has survived incarcaration in Zimbabwe

Jonathan Clayton spent eight days imprisoned in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second city, where he was interrogated, beaten and tortured by a senior officer in the feared Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO). He was eventually released after paying a Z$20 billion fine, about £200, for misleading an immigration officer.

Whilst locked up he discovered

that other parts of the security services were showing signs of strain. Several of his fellow cellmates were police officers and soldiers arrested for desertion. Many of the others were desperate young men, convicted of stealing in order to survive. While the prisons were full, there was no food or drink for inmates.