83 Amani Trust case number 741 Report number Sex male 59 Name M.K Age 43 ID number Province Mashonaland East District Ruwa Employment Unemployed Date of report 21/02/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 18/02/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history M.K. was eating supper at home on 18/02/02 in Mandley Park when a group of approximately twenty people arrived. Five of them entered the house and forced M.K. to accompany them back to where the rest of the group were waiting. He was asked for books and information about his MDC committee. M.K. was slapped, and beaten with baton sticks all over the body and under his feet. The ordeal lasted for two hours before he was released. The next morning M.K. tried to seek medical treatment but could not because all his money had been stolen by the people the night before. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 6 On clinical examination 3 days after the assault, the patient had 2 abrasions on his right cheek, 2cm and 5cm long, and extensive soft tissue swelling of his right upper and lower jaw. His left tympanic membrane was ruptured, consistent with being slapped across the ears. He had bilateral tenderness over his lower chest walls, but no bruising visible, and no evidence of rib fractures. He had a painful left knee, but with no detectable joint or soft tissue injury, and he had very painful plantar surfaces of his feet, and experienced difficulty in walking. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.