Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Report — Of Stuffed ballots and Empty Stomachs Station, which referred the case to the Law and Order Section. The ZANU-PF member was reportedly arrested and taken into police custody. 3. In Goromonzi a ZANU-PF Councillor and other ZANU-PF activists known to the victim accosted him for wearing an MDC t-shirt. They took away his money, his t-shirt and his identity card. On his way home he was followed by these people who assaulted him with sticks, a slasher, fists, booted feet and stones for about an hour. He was taken to the police station where he was made to pay an admission of guilt fine. It is alleged that the police officer at the police station also joined the ZANU-PF supporters in the assault. 4. In Murehwa North six ZANU-PF youths and the Youth Chairman for the area came to a victim’s home and confronted the victim as to why he was an MDC activist. He was allegedly assaulted with booted feet, fists and open hands. The youths also threatened the whole family and threatened that they would burn down their houses. The victim has since moved his family to his in-laws’ home. 5. In Murehwa South the victim was assaulted by ZANU(PF) supporters at his home on the accusation that he was an MDC member. The perpetrators used sticks, open fists and booted feet to assault him. The victim and his family have had to relocate from the area. The next series of incident occurred in mid April 2005: 1. In Mbare, a victim was assaulted by a Chipangano88 and ZANU-PF member known to him. He was kicked twice in the chest, slapped once on the face and punched. He fell down on the road hitting his head against the tarmac and losing consciousness for some few minutes. This happened while a police officer was watching, but no action was taken. The perpetrator threatened him saying that he would continue punishing MDC supporters since the international election observers had left the country. 2. Also in Mbare, a victim was assaulted at his house by ZANU-PF supporters who accused him of mobilizing support for the MDC in Mbare for the Parliamentary elections. He has had to relocate in fear of further victimization. 3. In Mufakose some ZANU-PF youths told a victim that they had been watching him and his colleagues going to MDC rallies and wearing MDC regalia. The victim was slapped in the face and when he tried to defend himself, some youths surrounded him. One of them assaulted him with a log on the right shoulder and he fell. One youth tried to assault the victim on the head but he covered his head with his hands resulting in injuries to his right 88 Chipangano is a group of ZANU-PF activists who are reported to be victimizing opposition supporters in Mbare. 33