63 Amani Trust case number 923 Report number Sex male 39 Name C.D Age 30 ID number Province Harare District Harare Employment Unemployed Date of report 27/03/02 Nature of incident Assault, theft Date of incident 24/03/02 Perpetrators Riot Police Case history On 24/03/02 at 18.30h, C.D. was in Budiriro when he was surrounded by a group of riot police and beaten up. His jacket, containing a cash amount of Z$2,500, was stolen along with his sister’s medication. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 3 On clinical examination 3 days after the assault the patient had several superficial abrasions on his face, and a fractured distal phalanx of his left index finger, confirmed on Xray. He also had superficial extensive bruising of his back and buttocks. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.

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