37 Amani Trust case number 910 Report number Name F.C Age 37 Province Mashonaland West District Chinhoyi Date of report 26/03/02 Nature of incident Destruction of private property, intimidation, abduction Perpetrators Robert Sikanyika and Zanu P supporters, Police Employment Road inspector Sex male 14 ID number Political Affiliation Polling agent trainer MDC Date of incident 05/03/02 & 09/03/02 Case history At 02.00h on 05/03/02 F.C. was sleeping at home in Chinhoyi. He heard an explosion in the lounge and went to investigate, finding the curtains on fire. He then heard a bang on the bedroom window and opened the curtains. He saw a green Nissan truck with ‘Zanu PF’ written on the side parked twenty metres away. F.C. and his family left the house for the night. The next morning, he discovered an unexploded petrol bomb on the front lawn. A report was made to Chemagamba Police Station. Initially the officers refused to take the report, only doing so after the intervention of the commanding officer. F.C. was a trainer for polling agents and was working in this capacity on 09/03/02 when the second incident took place. He was taken by the officer in command of Chinhoyi Police Station to see a police officer who had been accused of masterminding MDC activities in the area. F.C. managed to escape through a back door. However, that evening he was picked up by armed police and taken along the Chegutu Road and issued with death threats. The vehicle had a puncture and whilst the police were trying to change the tyre, F.C. managed to escape again and made his way to Harare. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 4 On clinical examination 2 weeks after the last episode of assault, the patient had a painful right shoulder with limited range of movement and pain on lifting heavy objects. He also had severe psychological disturbance as indicated by his high SRQ-8 score. The pain settled on analgesia and physiotherapy. Psychiatric assessment On assessment 19 days after the second assault the patient complained of a headache, insomnia, and recurrent dreams of the event. He was using alcohol to treat the headaches, AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.