91 Amani Trust case number 657 Report number Sex male 67 Name T.M Age 29 ID number Province Mashonaland Central District Rushinga Employment Unemployed Date of report 01/02/02 Nature of incident Abduction, assault Date of incident 16/01/02 Perpetrators War veterans Case history T.M. was in Gwangwava village on 16/01/02 attending to MDC business when he was abducted by a group of seven ‘war veterans’. He was taken to their base in Rushinga town and beaten up with sticks for a period of two hours. He was forbidden to go to the hospital for a period of ten days. T.M. fled the area and made his way to Harare. Medical assessment SRQ 8score: 3 On clinical examination 2 weeks after the event, the patient had a tender left wrist with moderate swelling, but no clinical evidence of fracture. The patient responded well to analgesia and physiotherapy. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.