76 Amani Trust case number 603 Report number Sex male 52 Name A.H Age 26 ID number Province Mashonaland East District Marondera Employment Unemployed Date of report 17/01/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 12/01/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history A.H. was coming out of a beer hall on 12/01/02 in Marondera, when he was accosted by four Zanu PF supporters, who accused him of being an MDC member. They tried to force A.H. to accompany them but he refused and was assaulted. They tried unsuccessfully to handcuff him and in the process hit him with fists and full beer bottles. He was also kicked and lost consciousness at which point the assailants fled. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 4 On clinical examination 5 days after the assault the patient complained of a continual headache, difficulty in balancing and concentrating, and a red eye. Clinically his central nervous system was intact, but he had a sub-conjunctival hemorrhage of his right eye. He was reviewed by an ophthalmologist 3 times, and the eye settled on treatment. The headache resolved on analgesia. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.