29 Amani Trust case number 845 Report number Sex male 5 Name S.B Age 33 ID number Province Harare District Harare Political Affiliation Date of report 12/03/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 12/03/02 Employment Self-employed Perpetrators Presidential guards Case history At approximately 22.15h on 12/03/02 S.B. was stopped by presidential guards outside State House. A companion and himself were accused of having sworn at them and shown them the MDC sign with his hand. The two men were ordered to lie on the ground and were beaten up with rubber truncheons. S.B. was forced to crawl on the ground and was beaten again, as he was told that he crawled like a soldier. He was then taken to Harare Central Police Station, but was not charged and was released. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 0 The patient sustained a fractured left anterior 9th rib and deep haematomas to his mandible and left temple. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.