40 Amani Trust case number 836 Report number Sex male 16 Name S.C Age 31 ID number Province Mashonaland East District Goromonzi Political Affiliation Polling agent - MDC Date of report 10/03/02 Nature of incident Abduction, assault Date of incident 09/03/02 Employment Teacher Perpetrators Zanu PF youths, war veterans Case history At approximately 11.00h on 09/03/02 S.C. was at Rusike Business Centre assessing MDC polling agents when he and a colleague were abducted by Zanu PF youths. They were beaten up and forced to march to the Manembe Zanu PF base. There they were beaten up again with iron bars, heavy sticks and bricks. The pair were later taken to the Murewa War Veterans command base and S.C. was interrogated and ‘subjected to propaganda’. He was later released into police custody. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: The client was suffering from pain in both ears and reduced hearing in his right ear. He had a headache and a painful bridge of the nose. His right mandible was tender and swollen, and painful when swallowing and he had pain and healing linear contusions across his back. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.