5.4.2. The ZHRC met a 38-year-old man from Budiriro 5 who alleged that he was assaulted by members of the Zimbabwe National Army. He stated that he was at his house on Tuesday 15 January 2018, when a soldier in uniform knocked at his door and asked him to come out. He said the soldier led him away from the house to where there were other soldiers. There he found that some of his neighbors had also been rounded up. He counted eight (8) soldiers all in uniform some with guns and 2 police officers in uniform as well. He was tripped by one of the soldiers and was assaulted on his bottom and back with a guava tree branch and fan belts. He, together with his neighbors were accused of staying indoors whilst hooligans were blocking roads and burning tyres. They were then told to crawl on all fours towards a military vehicle which was more than 400metres away. After being beaten for more than 30 minutes, the soldiers then released him together with his neighbors. He sustained injuries due to the assault especially to his left hand and he had not been able to do any work since the assault. He highlighted that he was living in fear and was afraid that the soldiers could come back again to assault him and his family. He was also afraid to go and make a police report about the assault as the soldiers were also camped at the police station. He indicated that he had never seen his assailants before but if he were to see them again, he could identify some of them particularly the one who came to knock at his door. 5.4.3. The ZHRC also met Miriam from Budiriro 5 who narrated her story that she and her two sisters were assaulted by soldiers during the night of 15 January 2019. She stated that she saw some soldiers beating up her neighbors and asked them to stop doing so. The soldiers then came to her house and beat her up together with her sister for intervening on her neighbors’ behalf. She was holding her baby and they asked her to lie down but she refused. They then proceeded to Page 24 of 68