3.0 Other Transitional Justice Processes 3.1 The Commission of Inquiry into the 2018 Post Election Violence a. Investigations by the Commission Zimbabwe held its national elections on the 30th of July 2018. On 26 July 2018, NTJWG issued an alert regarding a number of factors which indicated hate speech, involvement of the military in politics, failure by the election management body to resolve disputes amicably among other issues. NTJWG warned that if these issues were not resolved, they would lead to bloodshed. On 1 August 2018, protests broke out in Harare with protestors demanding the release of presidential election results. The military responded by opening live ammunition on unarmed civilians killing at least 6 people. Following these incidents, the President Emmerson Mnangagwa, appointed a Commission of Inquiry (COI) in terms of section 2(1) of the Commissions of Inquiry Act [Chapter 10:07] through Proclamation Number 6 of 2018 published in Statutory Instrument 181 of 2018. In December 2018, the COI which was chaired by former South African President Kgalema Montlanthe released its report finding that the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers had killed innocent people and recommended an investigation. The Government did not carry out any investigation. Instead, on January 14, the ZNA and ZRP officers once again opened fire on unarmed civilians killing an estimated 17 people and injuring over 87 people. The Government has refused to acknowledge the killings despite post-mortem reports showing that the deceased died from gunshot wounds. This is evidence of impunity and a total disregard for the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry. b. Interventions by Civil Society The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has compiled dossiers from the victims of the shooting and their families. A video report has since been published. Several cases have since been filed with the High Court seeking compensation for the pain and suffering experienced because of the actions of the police. c. Way Forward after the Montlanthe Commission Ÿ Following the release of the Commission of Inquiry’s report, the Government of Zimbabwe must be urged to seriously consider the report and findings and to implement the recommendations by the Commission of Inquiry. Ÿ The Government must investigate in an open and transparent manner 6 STATE OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN ZIMBABWE 2018 REPORT NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP ZIMBABWE