59 Amani Trust case number 757 Report number Sex male 35 Name T.C Age 55 ID number Province Mashonaland East District Marondera Employment Welder Date of report 25/02/02 Nature of incident Abduction, assault Date of incident 21/02/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history A group of Zanu PF youths surrounded T.C. on 21/02/02 at 07.30h at the Tabhanga Business Centre. He was accused of having held a meeting for the MDC and having distributed flyers in the area. T.C. was beaten up with heavy sticks, fists and booted feet. They then forced T.C. to accompany them to their base several kilometres away. He fell unconscious before they arrived at the base however, and when he awoke the assailants had disappeared. The next day he heard that the same group were returning to find him and he fled to Harare. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 4 On clinical examination 4 days after the abduction and torture, the patient had bilateral subconctival hemorrhages, and a ruptured right tympanic membrane, consistent with being slapped across his ear. He also had multiple linear bruises and lacerations on his posterior upper arms and back. He also had abrasions on his posterior ankles consistent with being restrained. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.