12 Makombe recounted the events of 15 April in which Zanu (PF) supporters killed Chiminya and a Buhera North campaign worker, Mabika, with a petrol bomb. He described the killing again in detail. Zanu (PF) supporters stopped him, Chiminya, and Mabika, on the road in their MDC vehicle. The three attempted to hide under the dashboard of the truck as the Zanu (PF) supporters beat them through the windows and smashed the windshield. Joseph Mwale, a CIO agent whom Makombe recognized, hit Chiminya on the head with a gun butt saying, “Chiminya, who do you think you are?” He described his desperate attempt to get out of the vehicle, but the door was stuck and he had to drag himself out of the window whilst being beaten with sticks. He narrowly avoided an assailant’s iron bar that was swung at his head. After running about 20 metres, he turned to see that no one was following him. He heard Mabika screaming, trying to open the door that was still stuck, while the assailants yelled for petrol, spraying it all over Chiminya, Mabika and the MDC vehicle. He described the explosion, and the horror of seeing Chiminya and Mabika screaming, on fire and running from the burning vehicle. Chiminya fell into a ditch where he died. Mabika fell, screaming and rolling on the ground. The police, who were about 150 metres away when the car exploded, refused to lift the bodies into the police vehicle. Makombe and two other MDC supporters picked up Mabika, who was still alive and screaming, and put her in the vehicle with the pieces of Chiminya’s body. Both Mabika and Chiminya’s skin continued to peel off while being lifted into the police vehicle. Tamatingua, an employee of war veteran Mudzamira, testified in the Buhera North case that he was unwillingly present in the twin cab involved in the attack and killing of Chiminya and Mabika. He was approached by CIO agents who told him not to say anything about what he had witnessed. He was told that for his silence, he would be paid Z$20,000 after the elections. He was never paid and became afraid for his life after a friend also employed by Mudzamira was allegedly threatened with death if he told anyone of Zanu (PF)’s involvement in the killings. Ernest Gambiro, an employee of war veteran Mudzamira, was told that he would be shot if he ever admitted to anyone that Zanu (PF) was involved in the killings. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Although members of the ZRP were not as often the perpetrators of crimes visited upon the electorate, the relative inaction of the ZRP in the face of reported crimes lent credence to the idea that they were ordered not to act when crimes were perpetrated on members of opposition parties. Their inaction assisted and gave support to Zanu (PF) supporters and other perpetrators who could commit crimes without any fear by involvement of the law. As a result of this dynamic, victims often did not report crimes to the police because they were afraid of re-victimization by their assailants, or knew that the police would not offer any assistance. The evidence of police inaction was described in testimony many times by witnesses when asked if they reported their victimization to the police. In other instances, victims reported that police committed crimes themselves, such as perpetrating physical attacks, intimidation, or detaining citizens unlawfully. Members of the ZRP witnessed violent acts and took no action to stop them. It was clear that these agents of the government did not carry out their constitutional duties of enforcing the law. Farai Maruzani, the MDC Candidate and Petitioner in the Zvishavane case, reported an incident in which he recognized a member of ZRP as a perpetrator. One hundred and fifty Zanu (PF) supporters attacked MDC supporters at an MDC rally at the Musuki Business Centre in Mushayi on 9 April 2000. In a story that was corroborated by numerous other witnesses, a large truck containing around 150 people arrived soon after the rally had started. The assailants proceeded to beat up any MDC supporters in the area. Maruzani escaped harm only by jumping into a Blair toilet to hide. The attackers were wearing Zanu (PF) t-shirts and Maruzani recognized at least one member of the CIO and one member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). He witnessed at least 15 MDC members being assaulted. AMANI Trust: Organised Violence and Torture in the June 2000 General Election in Zimbabwe