62 Amani Trust case number 767 Report number Sex male 38 Name D.D Age 30 ID number Province Harare District Harare Employment Unemployed Date of report 28/02/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 27/02/02 Perpetrators Unknown possibly army Case history D.D. was at home in Budiriro 4 on 27/02/02 at 23.00h when a group of men identifying themselves as army officers arrived. They ordered D.D. to open the door, and when he did so, one of the men tripped him up. As he lay on the floor he was punched and beaten with clenched fists, baton sticks and iron rods. The assault continued for an hour until D.D. pretended to pass out. The assailants left and D.D. ran and hid in a nearby maize field for the rest of the night. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 2 On clinical examination the day after the assault the patient had a swollen tender left wrist, but Xray revealed no fracture. He had extensive bruising of his lower back and buttocks and 3 abrasions. He also had abrasions on both posterior arms. Both popliteal fossae had deep lacerations and haematomas. All the observed injuries were consistent with being assaulted as described in the narrative. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.