disturbances. It was noted that the modus operandi of the police and soldiers was the same. They would arrive at people’s houses at night or in the early hours of the day and ask all men to go outside and lie on the ground. They would then beat up all the men on the ground and then ask them to run. It was also noted that they targeted those who live in shared residences where there would be different families in one homestead, targeting mainly all the males. They would also target men and boys who live in houses that are near areas where barricades were set up and just make dragnet arrests without investigating. 5.2.8. At the same time the ZHRC visited the home of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chitungwiza North Constituency. The prevailing situation was that his mother’s house had been raided while they were searching for the MDC Alliance MP. It is alleged that the family missed money and valuables in the course of this “search” by the military and police. He was not at his house but the ZHRC were shown his mother’s house where the MP grew up. At the house was the MP’s brother. He highlighted that he was the only one at the homestead since everyone else including his own wife and 2 children were in hiding. He highlighted that each time there were demonstrations like the one that had transpired on the 14th of January 2019, his brother and the rest of the family had to seek refuge elsewhere as they were always targeted by the police even though they would not have taken part in the demonstrations. He highlighted that they were targeted by virtue of their brother being an MDC MP. 5.2.9. He also highlighted that he used to work as a member of the ZRP but he resigned from his job when stories began to be fabricated about him and he would receive threats of being a member of the MDC even though he was not but because his brother was an MDC activist. He highlighted that on Saturday the 19th of January 2019, their house was raided by members of the ZRP (according to him possibly from Law and Order Unit) and the Zimbabwe National Army around 9 pm. His Page 18 of 68