Human Rights Forum Report: Who was responsible? until dark calling people with a loudhailer to come out from the bush. Some heeded the call, but some thought it was Zanu (PF). Some were missing for two days, as they didn‟t trust anything or anyone. They travelled about 60 kms to Bindura. It all happened near to Chihuri‟s house [the Commissioner of Police]. Some of our members ran to his house, but there are war veterans gathered there and they were beaten by them. (Name withheld) was also one of those who ran. His eye had been damaged by Kasukuwere, but not destroyed. He ran with six others moving on foot. They entered a farm which had been invaded and they didn‟t know there were war veterans on it. There were about 60 of them. (Name withheld) and the others were captured and beaten severely. That was when the beaten eye ruptured. After failing to kill me in this incident, they decided to unleash the terror on my family. They attacked our house (1 May) in Mukumbura and beat my father. He now has two broken fingers. They kidnapped my brother and murdered him. The police arrested six and I realised that they were trying to cover up and I went to the provincial commissioner in Bindura. The attack happened 500 metres from a police post. I knew about the Zanu (PF) supporters who had been staying in Kamzenzere School. There were people there from all over Muzarabani, Centenary, Shamva and Mount Darwin. I knew that some policemen were involved with them, sharing the meat they brought there. The provincial commissioner told me, “We are doing our best”, but I said six out of 400 is not enough. When I got to Mukumbura for the funeral I wanted to hunt for those I knew who had done it. The police knew about this. I wanted to hand them over to the police. I caught two and they were also arrested. Among those on remand now are Pindirire, a local war veteran and Karicoga. Terry Marodza remains free although he is the campaign manager for the violence, the person in charge of all the atrocities with Kasukuwere. I have heard they have parted ways now but I don‟t know it if is true. Border Gezi and others had plotted to kill me. There was a meeting at Tendai Hall in Bindura which lasted two hours in early April. There they were drawing up a hit squad and making a list of priorities. They didn‟t agree at that meeting so they had another one at the Kimba Relief Hotel. This was a four-hour meeting. Comrade Sarodzi was present at both. Apparently they finally agreed and high on the list was my head and whoever killed me was to get $300 000. Sarodzi was on that committee, but he refused. Also on that committee were other war veterans, John, a councillor in Bindura (possibly John Chiteve who is a councillor in Bindura and has been implicated in other acts of violence), Mugarapanyama, a guard at Bindura primary school, John Karicoga who is the one who killed my brother and who has now been arrested and Comrade Satan. Sarodzi was very powerful during the war. After this meeting he sent word that he wanted to see me and he told me what had happened and who were the members of the committee. He said, “We went to war because we had a reason to fight as we would lead a better life. But now I am in poverty, my children are not working. I didn‟t fight only so Mugabe would have power. I fought to have a better life. Now I want to join MDC as change is what we need.” About two weeks after my brother‟s death, Gezi had a rally in Dande. That was when my shop in Gomo business centre was destroyed and looted. I have now had to close it. It was the same time as Sarodzi was attacked [10 May]. Then three weeks ago, when I was coming from Bindura there was another incident. There was a policeman, Michael Langweni, whom I had given a T-shirt to and they arrested him for wearing it. Since then he resigned saying he couldn‟t work for the present government and would rather not be employed. So I employed him and now he is my personal security. We were all coming from Bindura. There are no dangers there and we can wear T-shirts. In fact the other day the MDC youths even put posters up at the Zanu (PF) provincial office and those inside did not say anything. That day, we decided to pass through Glendale in Mazowe East. What we didn‟t know was that at Glendale town centre there are youths permanently stationed at the rank. They are sleeping in the council beer halls and the Cocktail bar. The youth chairman from Bindura, Tongai, was wearing an MDC T-shirt. Michael and Tongai went to get drinks. Tongai was attacked by these Zanu (PF) youths who were armed with knives and iron bars. Michael was trying to assist him. I had another bodyguard who fired six rounds in the air with my gun. By then Langwani was stabbed in the thigh and Tongai was stabbed in the thigh and stomach and he was unconscious. His clothes were full of blood and I rushed him to hospital for stitches. My bodyguard was arrested by the police for firing the gun and taken to Concession police station. After the hospital I went there and had bitter words with the member in charge who is pro-Zanu (PF). We know each other. I demanded the release of the bodyguard. Eventually he released him, but he refused to hand over my gun. I had to go back the next day to get it. Case 21: Sarodzi Chavakanaka [Chimurenga name: Zulu] (Male) — 10 May 2000 Last month I began to mobilise people. I am a former war veteran for ZANLA. I am well known. I was the security and intelligence officer for ZANLA for Nehanda sector during the Chimurenga. I was also working under the Presidential Guard since independence and I retired in 1997. The first incident happened on 13 or 14 April. I was on a bus getting home with John Zvenyika, my relative from Buhera. We got off in Mt Darwin around 6-7:00 pm. The youngsters they have hired were at the Zanu (PF) office. We were having drinks when I was seen by Marodza. We got back in the bus, but the bus was stopped by Zanu (PF) youths and we were pulled out. We were pushed into 16