and burnt tyres from the roads. On Tuesday 15 January 2019, a group of soldiers rounded up several young men and severely assaulted them. One army officer called Chengetai Chabata who resides in the area was said to have instigated the beating up of people claiming that his property had been stolen. Chabata and some army officers moved door to door calling out names of those whom he suspected to have stolen his property. One of the victims narrated that at around 3am, the army officers arrived at his parents’ house and called his name before forcing themselves into the house. Complainant was dragged outside and he was severely assaulted together with approximately 20 other men. The following morning, the Councillor for the area organized transport and took the victims to the CSU for medical assistance. Another victim also narrated that army officers invaded his sister’s funeral service in Dzivarasekwa 2 and they indiscriminately rounded up people at the funeral and forced them to remove stones and burnt tyres from the roads. Complainants pointed out that they were living in fear and they were not free to report their cases to the police for fear of victimization. 5.7. Mbare 5.7.1. In Mbare it was alleged that on Tuesday 15 January 2019, soldiers assaulted people there for participating in the stay away. They destroyed doors and windows in search of men and women who they alleged caused violence. The soldiers stormed Chiweshe bar in Mbare and beat up people indiscriminately. One resident of Mbare claimed that she tried to make a police report at Stodart Police Station but the police officers informed her that they could not handle her case. 5.8. Mabvuku Page 27 of 68