3.9 Arrests and Detention Post-protest retribution by the ZRP and ZNA officers resulted in the warehouse arrest and detentions of over 954 people across the country, including children between 9 to 16 years. The highest recorded arrests were in Harare followed by Bulawayo, then Midlands. There were also many arrests in Mashonaland West provinces. Arrest Breakdown by Province Province Total Bulawayo 237 Harare 297 Manicaland 33 Mash Central 21 Mash East 37 Mash West 105 Masvingo 10 Mat North 8 Mat South 19 Midlands 187 Grand Total 954 Fig 1: Total Cases and People Arrested/Detained Per Province by 06 February 2019. Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Among the arrested were human rights defenders, labour leaders, opposition activists, vendors, commuter omnibus drivers and members of the general public going about their normal business. These arrests were followed by a wave of mass trials, with serious undermining of fair trial rights by the judiciary. Some of the victims arrested during this blitz were denied medical assistance and they have spent more than 10 days in custody. Trends of arrests: • Dragnet arrests/ detention, when the police working in common purpose with the military are not clear on what they want to do, for instance the arbitrary raiding, arrest and detention of the 28 victims who were receiving treatment at 9