offices, one of whom admits to have fired twenty five rounds on that day as warning shots when the office was under siege from the rioters. This evidence was followed by evidence of the Commander of the Defence Forces (CDF), General Phillip Valerio Sibanda. He testified that the MDC Alliance leaders had instigated violence in the lead up to the elections. He confirmed that he was directed by the Minister of Defence to deploy the NRF. He testified that no orders were given to open fire on civilians. The troops used whips and batons and warning shots were fired in the air in limited situations. It was his evidence that no soldier had fired directly at civilians. In relation to the video footage of the kneeling soldier he stated that this soldier was acting contrary to the orders to march forward and that his commander tapped him on the shoulder to remind him of that. He further testified that he had heard the sounds of gun fire from his office long before the soldiers were deployed. He stated that he had no reason to believe that the fatalities were caused by his forces, which he stated acted professionally. He further indicated that the possibility of the Vanguard [a body of the MDC Alliance], as well as business people, having used arms cannot be ruled out. 5.4. The evidence of those injured by gunfire The Commission heard evidence from three persons of those injured by the firing of live ammunition. They all informed the Commission that they were shot while fleeing from soldiers who were in the immediate area and firing in their direction. The list of those injured as provided by Parirenyatwa and Harare Hospital is as follows: 35 35