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Are they accountable? Examining alleged violators and their violations pre and post the Presidential Election March 2002
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
December 2002

Chitungwiza, 3 March 2002: TB was abducted on his way home from church by Zanu-PF youths. He was taken to their base and stripped. His personal goods and ID were taken. TB was then blindfolded and tortured with the use of falanga and beatings with blunt instruments and kicked. He was driven around during the night and threatened with shooting and electrical torture. One of the youths urinated on his face before he was abandoned in bushes in Seke. He sustained a swollen eye, abrasions to back, scratches and swelling to face. He is now suffering from a headache.

Seke, 6 March 2002: CM (male, aged 37) was accused on 06/03 by six 'war vets' of spraying the walls of schools, churches and other places with MDC messages. He was confronted at his house at 11am and was then cut on the right forearm five times with a knife.

Goromonzi, 7 March 2002: AT was assaulted by Zanu-PF members for being MDC and failing to show them some of the MDC supporters around the area. He was taken to their base at Goromonzi turn off and assaulted using sticks, hose pipes, hands and booted feet. One of the assailants burnt him on the eyelid with a cigarette.

Budiriro, 24 March 2002: JM was at home after her evening meal. She sent a child to close the gate. At the gate the child was ordered by riot police to go back into the house. After a few minutes she heard people crying from the next room and when she went to investigate she found the whole passage way full of riot police. She was ordered by one officer to go back into her room. After a while another officer called for her to come out. The riot police started to assault her with open hands, booted feet and baton sticks, there were about eight of them. Outside they started taking turns to beat her and another girl. The assault only stopped after one of the officers ordered the eight to stop. JM doesn't know why they were assaulted. The next day she went to a private doctor who refused to treat her fearing that she would die of internal injuries. He wrote a letter and referred her to the police. The police in Glen View just wrote another letter but did nothing about the assault. NO IMAGE

Budiriro, 24 March 2002: KMM was assaulted by members of the riot police at her place of residence. A group of ten officers came to his place, one of them had a walkie talkie; 2 of them were armed with rifles and the others with baton sticks. When they entered the house they ordered the victim and family members to get out. They started to beat them up with baton sticks. The victim fell down after being tripped by one of the officers. The assaults continued all over the body including thighs.

Guruve North, 15 March 2002: Fanuel White was a polling agent at Nyambudziya Polling Station. Following the elections he tried to go back to work at ARDA, where he was employed. There he was allegedly confronted by two guards, including William Nhete, who handcuffed him who took him to a base at Chibvongodze Village where they handed him to a group of militia. Amongst the militia he identified one Chasakara. His hands were handcuffed and his legs tied up in barbed wire. Chakasara the allegedly led the assault in which he was beaten with clubs on his buttocks and also under his feet. He was later released having been beaten from about 7am to 9am. White was evacuated to Harare and admitted to hospital after threats on his life. He died of injuries sustained in this attack on died 29 March 2002. NO IMAGES

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