18 window that others had joined the group and were now surrounding her house. They were carrying switches. She fled. She boarded a bus to leave Murehwa when a lorry full of Zanu (PF) supporters stopped in front of the bus she was travelling in and shouted for her to get off. She got off the bus and asked what they wanted. She was told to get on the lorry. They took her to Zexcom and she was not allowed to leave. After a few days at Zexcom, she was told to attend a Zanu (PF) meeting at which Chitongo was to speak. At the meeting, he said that the MDC was trying to give the country back to the whites. She was released from captivity at Zexcom on 20 June. Threats and violence targeted at opposition candidates Opposition candidates were frequent targets of intimidation and threats. During the run-up to the election, many MDC candidates were forced into hiding and a majority were unable to campaign openly in their constituencies. Chiredzi South - Patrick Tsumele, MDC On 4 June 2000, Tsumele was physically attacked at his home. Around 8pm, he noticed some men wearing MDC t-shirts approached his home. He recognized two in the group as Zanu (PF) supporters. The approaching men claimed to be members of the opposition from Masvingo, ready to talk and prepare for an MDC meeting that was scheduled for the following day. When Tsumele stepped out of his home, a man closed his door. Tsumele then noticed people coming towards him from different directions. The men grabbed Tsumele and dragged him, but Tsumele resisted, for which he was hit on the back of his head with a baton stick. As he was being attacked, Tsumele was accused of supporting the MDC, then ordered to desist his involvement with the opposition. Tsumele’s assailants continued hitting him with sjamboks and stones, causing two head injuries. Tsumele freed himself and escaped after two men tried to hold him down to assault him. Tsumele consequently needed medical treatment for his injuries. The attack was reported to the ZRP, but no arrests have been made. All medical documents relating to his attack were attached by the ZRP to the open docket, which the police cannot find. Kariba - Luka Sigobole, MDC Sigobole decided to withdraw his election petition because of death threats he received. Sigobole stated that his family also had received death threats from sources he would not identify. He stated that he withdrew his petition because he feared for the safety of witnesses and party members. Beatings and intimidation directed at witnesses in the election petitions have been reported in numerous constituencies over the past two months. Makoni East - Pheneas Nyagura, United Parties Nyagura testified that Zanu (PF) supporters often intimidated voters within the constituency. He stated that many potential voters were told that Zanu (PF) could find out whom they voted for. He was personally subject to visits at his home by Zanu (PF) youth who said that he should abandon UP and joint their party. He was made aware of the assault on Francis Chinonza and said it had a negative impact on the mindset of the voters. He cited this incident while claiming that the election was not free and fair. Makoni East - Godfrey Mumbamarwo, MDC Zanu (PF) supporters assaulted Mumbamarwo, 60, at his home in Bindura. Some of his fingernails and toenails were pulled out and both his hips were broken .Elsewhere, Mumbamarwo has described that many incidents of violence took place in Mt. Darwin before the election. He operated the only black-owned farm in the area, which is worth Z$15 million. Zanu (PF) supporters destroyed it. His canneries and crops were set on fire, his home was burned, his farm AMANI Trust: Organised Violence and Torture in the June 2000 General Election in Zimbabwe