78 Amani Trust case number 815 Report number Sex male 54 Name P.J Age 36 ID number Province Harare District Harare Employment Unemployed Date of report 06/03/02 Nature of incident Assault, detention Date of incident 28/02/02 Perpetrators Riot police, Mr Shumba Case history On 28/02/02, P.J. was at the MDC Provincial offices in Harare receiving training as an MDC polling agent. Riot police stormed into the offices and began to beat up people. P.J. was kicked by a Mr Shumba across the bridge of his nose, and whipped by another man with a sjambok across the back of his head and back. He was taken along with thirtyseven others to Harare Central Police Station and kept in a cell for four days until 04/03/02. He was released without charge. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 0 On clinical examination 6days after the incident, the patient had a swollen tender nasal bridge, but no fracture. The injury settled on analgesia. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.