Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum: Report on political violence in Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands from Chikona village. He was accused of being a sellout and was then subjected to severe beating. This attack was made in front of Joram Gumbo, then the incumbent MP for Mbererengwa West who did not do anything to stop or restrain the Zanu (PF) supporters. On 23 May at 12 midnight a group of 25 Zanu (PF) supporters made another attack on Mr Moyo. They dragged him out of his house and assaulted him using logs and various other hard and sharp objects. In the attack he lost $1500 which was in his pocket. Further he was instructed to report to Lyford Nkomo every morning and evening and not to travel beyond a radius of 2 kilometres. He was warned that death would befall him if he made any attempt at reporting the matter to the police. As a result of the house arrest Mr Moyo could not seek medical attention. Mr. Moyo can identify his assailants as Lyford Nkomo, Langton Mangena, Festo Jamela, Handsome Dube and Davison Matutu. Case 22 - Area: Mberengwa The complainant is the MDC chairperson for a district in Mberengwa. On 18 May at around 11.00 pm 5 Zanu (PF) youths approached Mr Dube and demanded that he chant Zanu (PF) slogans. He refused and with the help of two boys staying with him managed to chase the intruders away from his premises. The following day 19 May at around 8.00 pm the Zanu (PF) youths returned to his house and made a second attempt to attack him. To ward off the attack the complainant dowsed his assailants with paraffin and attempted to light them on, they fled off. On 21 May around 10.00 pm a bunch of Zanu (PF) youths returned to the complainant’s premises for the third time. They demanded from him a list of all those people who supported MDC. If he would not cooperate with them he was threatened with death. To demonstrate their seriousness they whipped him with a sjambok in the face. To defend himself the complainant armed himself with a knife and a spear. He forced his way into the crowd and disappeared into the bush. For 10 days he stayed in the bush. The complainant later fled to Zvishavane and he has never returned home. He has been advised that most of his property was destroyed by the Zanu (PF) thugs. Specifically 5 cattle are missing, the granary was destroyed and all household goods was burnt. The complainant can identify his assailants. They are Ritchard Hove of the Zanu (PF) central committee who instructed the party youths to beat up supporters of the opposition, Joram Gumbo who instructed Zanu (PF) area executives to spearhead the terror campaign, Milcoat Dziva who was commanding the operations on the ground and also Vice Chairman of the Zanu (PF) district executive, Abel Masiya Machambani (the Chairperson of the district ) and Paul Maphosa (a deputy headmaster at Makuwaza school ) and also Zanu (PF) chairperson of Mhokonya district, Dunda ward . No action has been taken by the police. Case 23- Area: Mberengwa On 25 May at about 12 midnight a group of Zanu (PF) youths handcuffed Jemison Zhou and assaulted him using chains, sjamboks, open hands, clenched fists and booted feet. They assaulted him for almost 2hrs and he lost consciousness. At around 3am they dumped him at the police station alleging that they had effected a citizen’s arrest for carrying a dangerous weapon. The group which attacked Jemison was being led by Later Mapiye who is a security guard at Mataga Rural District Council Night Club. Mapiye was acting in common purpose with Samuel Hungwe and Stabile Mataka. Case 24 - Area: Mberengwa On 28 May a mob of 50 Zanu (PF) supporters went to Mataga Shopping Centre chanting party slogans. They denounced MDC and its leader Morgan Tsvangirayi. The group went to Tea Best Velt premises, where the complainant was staying. The mob demanded MDC party cards from her. She managed to escape and she fled to Mataga Police Station before leaving for Zvishavane at 0400hrs. On 31 May the complainant, a woman, went back to Mataga together with Mrs Holland the MDC candidate for Mberengwa West constituency. On the day they arrived their was a UNDP workshop which was being attended by most women at the Growth Point, the complainant joined in. No sooner than they had began the workshop a group of about 200 Zanu (PF) supporters pounced on the women and started verbally assaulting them. The thugs latter abducted the complainant and assaulted her using baton sticks, sjamboks, axes and other various hard and sharp objects. All property in the complainant’s house was either set on fire or taken away. Sunungurayi identified her assailants as Latter Mapiye, Phillip Hungwe, Ronica Silului, Skanyisela Mataka, Stabile Mataka, Rejoice Chinyoka and other women only identified as Memory, Alice and Portia. 21