80 Amani Trust case number 662 Report number Sex male 56 Name C.J Age 25 ID number Province Mashonaland East District Marondera Employment Unemployed Date of report 08/02/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 05/02/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF youths Case history A group of eight Zanu PF youths met C.J. at Dhirihori Shopping Centre at 03.00h. he was forced to chant Zanu PF songs and slogans. He was accused of being an MDC member and was forced to lie down on the ground. He was then beaten with planks, barbed wire and iron bars. C.J. notes that the police were present throughout the entire assault but took no action to help him. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 3 On clinical examination 3 days after the event, the patient had two 3cm healing abrasions on his left forehead, and a 3cm haematoma with abrasion on his right cheek. He also had 3 linear haematomas with abrasions on his back consistent with being assaulted with barbed wire and planks. He also had an extensive deep haematoma involving his right hip and lateral thigh, 20x15cm in size with considerable soft tissue swelling. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.