sentences:  Although it was generally accepted that the saboteurs had been South African special forces, Mugabe ordered his Central Intelligence Organisation agents to arrest the senior air force officers who had been involved in procurement of the Hawks.In addition to Walsh, those arrested included his deputy and close friend, Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Slatter.After torture and beatings, forced confessions were extracted from Walsh's personnel and after nearly a year of international pressure the men brought to trial in the High Court in Harare.