alternative sentence. Concern was raised by the Civil Society on the fast tracking4 of cases without due process. 5.19. Mpilo Central Hospital 5.19.1. As part of the monitoring visits, the ZHRC visited Mpilo Central Hospital. The ZHRC was told that there were quite a number of inpatients who were treated for gunshot wounds during the week of the national shut-down. It was highlighted that one of the gunshot patients came to the hospital at night and the victim mentioned that he was shot at a beer garden after the police and army personnel had declared that people should stop moving around at night in the area. Efforts to visit United Bulawayo Hospitals were fruitless as there was minimal cooperation by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to meet the ZHRC. 5.19.2. The Commission also interviewed one victim who was at Mpilo Central Hospital whilst being treated for a gunshot wound after he was allegedly shot by a police officer on the 15th of January 2019. He recounted that he was shot after he was hit with a baton stick on his head by a police officer as he was watching a crowd of looters advancing towards one of the shops in Lobengula. He was taken to Lobengula Police Station by one of his relatives hoping to be assisted to call an ambulance as he was bleeding profusely. The officers manning the station reportedly refused to offer any assistance. He was then taken to Mpilo Central Hospital by a well-wisher in an open truck where he initially received treatment. 5.19.3. Further, he explained that a few days after he was admitted at the hospital, he was followed by police officers who arrested him and 4 without affording the accused persons adequate time to prepare their defences Page 42 of 68