14 may exist in which the perpetrators are from the opposition parties and who behaved violently towards members of the ruling party. Only one case has been reported, involving a fight between an MDC member and a member of Zanu(PF), which resulted in the death of the latter. Others knew some of their victimisers by name and gave such names. There was a group of well known perpetrators named by several victims namely Langton Mangema, Festos Jamela and Clifford Donsa led by Wilson Kufa Chitoro commonly known as ‘Biggie’ Chitoro. He and six other war veterans have since been remanded in custody and charged with the murder of an MDC activist who died in Mberengwa on 9 June. By the end of September, more than 200 persons had been arrested and charged with crimes relating to the election period. 96 perpetrators were identified, which means that 31% of the Mberengwa sample knew their persecutors. The table below shows the frequency of the various types of human rights violations reported. As can be seen, torture, ill-treatment and property damage are the most frequent violations reported. Rape and indecent assault are not reported with any frequency, but it should be remembered that these violations are generally under-reported and more so in civil conflicts. Frequency of human rights violations in Mberengwa East O th er De at h Ra To pe rtu & re In de Th ce ef nt t as sa Illul t tre at m en t Ar r De est Pr op t er enti In tim ty D on am id at ag io n/ Th e re at s 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0