13 Table 10. Feelings about the verdict Feeling about the Percentage verdict Happy 57% No difference 22% Uncertain 6% Sad 15% Similarly, all victims from the winning petitions reported being satisfied that justice was done, whilst only 20% of the losing petition – Chiredzi North- felt that there had been justice. The real consequences for these victims and witnesses were profound, as indicated by Table 11 below. . A total of 28 respondents were threatened, including all ten from Hurungwe East. In most cases respondents were threatened by multiple people. Zanu (PF) supporters threatened 20 respondents, war veteran militias threatened 13 respondents, and in three cases the police threatened respondents. In five cases, the Zanu (PF) candidate himself was alleged to have threatened respondents; Chauke of Chiredzi North, Baloyi of Chiredzi South, and Marumahoko of Hurungwe East were identified by the respondents. Other respondents were able to name those who threatened them, and those who were identified were Zanu (PF) supporter Lovemore Gota, Zanu (PF) Chairman Malokuwa, prominent Zanu (PF) member and accused torturer Boniface Mutemachani, and war veteran Nzara. Zanu (PF) supporters attacked five witnesses, and three were attacked by war veterans. It is not surprising then, that 25 of the respondents did not feel safe returning to their community. Zvishavane Mutoko South Hurungwe East Chiredzi North Total Table 11. Consequences of testifying in the courts. Have you been Have you been Do you feel safe to threatened attacked after go back to your after testimony? community? testimony? 100% 56% 100% 100% 0% 75% 100% 0% 0% 20% 76% 0% 15% 0% 36% It is interesting that the consequences were different between the successful and the unsuccessful petitions. Chiredzi North witnesses have not been attacked and very few threatened, whilst all the other groups have been threatened. There are some anomalies in these findings with witnesses reporting threats and attacks but still feeling that it was safe to return to their communities. Heroism in the Dock: Does testifying help victims of organised violence and torture? A pilot study from Zimbabwe.