67 Amani Trust case number 765 Report number Sex male 43 Name N.G Age 37 ID number Province Midlands District Mberengwa Employment Unemployed Date of report 27/02/02 Nature of incident Assault, detention Date of incident 15/02/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF militia Case history N.G. was on a bus on 15/02/02 passing by Chamagunda School at 20.00h, when the bus was stopped by Zanu PF militia. His name was called out and he was forced off the bus. The militia beat up N.G. with fists, boots, and sticks. He was then handcuffed and detained overnight until he was rescued the next morning by the police. N.G. was taken to Musami hospital for treatment and kept under police guard. He was transferred to Mwene after the hospital was besieged by the youth militia, and then made his way to Harare. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 4 On clinical examination 12 days after the assault, the patient was psychologically disturbed by the events, and complained of panic each time he saw a crowd. He had been admitted in a Harare private hospital for fractured right lower ribs and extensive soft tissue injuries of his back and upper legs. He had numerous linear haematomas of his back and upper posterior and anterior thighs, and a myoscitic swelling on his right gluteal muscle. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.