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SOUTHERN REGION Midlands Midlands Totals 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 39 2 0 3 1 0 59 2 Murder Rape Kidnapping/Abduction Type of cases Assault Theft/Looting Discrimination MDP Torture Unlawful Detention Harassment/intimidation Displacement Jun-07 Gokwe Central 4 June 2007 PG, an MDC council election candidate, who is working as a driver at the Cotton Company, was harassed by a Zanu PF supporter. It is alleged that U, one of the Zanu PF youths, approached the victim who was behind the steering wheel of the company car and he ordered PG to come out of the car and surrender the keys to the office. PG was told that he no longer had a job since no MDC members were going to benefit from any government programme. 6 June 2007 RC, of Nyaradzo Stands, was harassed by Zanu PF supporter FK. It is alleged that, after not paying his rent for 3 months, FK threatened his Landlord, Mrs C, by reporting her to Zanu PF in the area, accusing her of wanting to evict him for political reasons. He alleged he was being victimised because he was a Zanu PF supporter, yet this was all false. 7 June 2007 An MDC Councillor, Mr NN, was harassed by Zanu PF war veteran and a Zanu PF supporter, M. The war veteran and MP N, found N, an MDC Councillor of ward 2 addressing the residents on the development programmes, and they told him to surrender his Councillor’s stamp in front of the people. They further told him that they do not consider MDC Councillors. The stamp was handed over to Matope one of the Zanu PF activists. 12 June 2007 An opposition supporter JM, of Mberengwa Village, was assaulted by PM, of Zanu PF. It is alleged that privileged stabbed J with a knife in the abdomen after he accused him of being a supporter of the opposition, which called for sanctions. The case was reported to the police who charged PM with common assault. 17 June 2007 It is reported that AM, of Ruhwaya Village, had her garden destroyed by war veteran EM. The victim was approached by EM, who told her that she was to vacate her home in the plot as he claimed that the plots were only meant to be occupied by war veterans. The victim was surprised that she is a widow of one of the war veterans but other war veterans would want now to move out. 18 June 2007 FM, of Njelele Area was harassed by G, of Zanu PF. It is alleged that the MP who was giving out some cell phone lines to the residents. FM was one of those who had been issued with a line, but after being told that FM was an MDC supporter, he then withdrew the cell phone line from her and he told the rest of the people who were present that he wanted to show them that MDC supporters would never benefit from anything from the government. 25 June 2007 Headmaster, Mr N and his Senior Master, Mr M, both of Njelele High School, were harassed by a Zanu PF member, NG. The Zanu PF District Chairperson DK, it is alleged, wrote a threatening letter to the headmaster after he had wanted the pupils to attend some AIDS programme in batches of about 20 at a time. This was viewed as sabotaging Zanu PF so that it will fail to win during coming elections. Gokwe Kana 4 June 2007 MDC supporters EM and TT, were harassed by two Zanu PF supporters NC and TM. It is alleged that the Zanu PF youths gathered at Manoti Business Centre where they started chanting Zanu PF slogans. They grouped people who were at the growth point and started calling one by one in front of all the people asking them to surrender their MDC cards. If they said that they were not MDC supporters, then they had to produce a Zanu PF card. 7 June 2007 A Zanu PF supporter, TS, was harassed by one MDC supporter MV. It is alleged that MV told TS that this time there would not tolerate cheating which Zanu PF used to do, since there were now some monitoring mechanisms to curb cheating. 12 June 2007 An MDC supporter, LN, was assaulted by Zanu PF youths. It is alleged that the youths went door to door harassing everyone they knew or suspected to be supporting the opposition. It is further alleged that these youths were wearing Zanu PF T/shirts. They were also asking people to produce Zanu PF cards. © ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007 34
SOUTHERN REGION 14 June 2007 At Musala Business Centre, all known youths or suspected to belong to the opposition were being attacked by Zanu PF youths. It is said that some Zanu PF youths were annoyed by the MDC youths who were complaining about the situation in the country. The victims were assaulted and chased away from Musala Business Centre. 15 June 2007 Zanu PF youths are on a war path in Gokwe Kana. It is alleged that these yo uths want to clear the area of any opposition party supporters. An opposition supporter, VC, was assaulted by the youths who knew VC as one of the opposition supporters. 20 June 2007 PT, of Muyambi Village, was attacked by TD, of Zanu PF. It is said that the victim was attacked when he met his assailant at Manoti business centre. He was attacked for wearing an MDC T/shirt. It is further alleged that the victim was asked who he thought he was to move around in opposition regalia. 20 June 2007 CM, an opposition sympathizer, was attacked by JC, of Zanu PF. It is said that the victim refused to let her daughter be married by CM, because the perpetrator wanted to use Zanu PF as a ticket to marriage. 25 June 2007 Two MDC supporters, NM and SN, were harassed by three Zanu PF supporters, MJ, IM and JB. It is alleged that the perpetrators were chanting Zanu PF slogans at some kitchen party, where the organisers were not happy and started harassing them. Gokwe Nembudziya 3 June 2007 Opposition supporters, CM and six others, were attacked by some Zanu PF youths, led by PS and C. It is alleged that PS accused the opposition of demonising the country, and they went on a beating spree of all those who were present including school teachers. 7 June 2007 © ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007 The headmaster of Chinyenyetu Primary School, Mr M, is accusing parents of children at the school of being saboteurs sent by the opposition. It is alleged that the parents are finding it hard to get extra cash to supplement for the Building Fund. The headmaster has resorted to calling those who cannot pay supporters of the opposition. 8 June 2007 One opposition member, SK, was assaulted by a Zanu PF supporter OM. It is alleged that the victim chanted his party’s slogans when he was approached by the perpetrator who wanted to know why he chanted such a shameful slogan. It is further alleged that the perpetrator continued to beat him and later he cut off a piece of the victim’s tongue. 16 June 2007 TZ, of Nyamuponda Primary School, was reportedly assaulted by TM, of Zanu PF. TZ was accused of receiving money from the MDC and not sharing the money with his relatives and friends. 17 June 2007 LC, was reportedly assaulted by VM, a Zanu PF supporter, on allegations of socialising with MDC supporters. The victim was threatened with further assault if he continues to mix with MDC supporters. 21 June 2007 Two opposition supporters, JH and RM, of Ungwe Primary School, were purportedly assaulted by C of Zanu PF. The two were accused of campaigning for the opposition party. 22 June 2007 Two opposition party supporters, LC and C, were allegedly harassed by LMM, who is the headmaster of Chinyenyetu Secondary School. LMM accused the victims of supporting the opposition and barred the victims’ children from attending school, saying their parents were enemies of the state. Gokwe Sengwe 2 June 2007 Zanu PF youth were allegedly deployed by their kraal head, Z, who sent the youths to mobilise all locals to vote for Zanu PF during the coming elections. It is further alleged that the youths were instructed to beat up all those who opposed them. 3 June 2007 EG was allegedly assaulted by Zanu PF supporters, CS and DM, after EG was found campaigning for the opposition. 7 June 2007 Three MDC supporters, FG, MS and AM were reportedly forced to attend a Zanu PF meeting, by unknown Zanu PF youths, at Nemangwe ward 11. 10 June 2007 Two civil servants were reportedly beaten up by Zanu PF supporters, WM and CD, for commenting that life was becoming difficult by day. 12 June 2007 FT and SM, MDC supporters, were allegedly harassed by MM of Zanu PF, for failing to attend a ruling party meeting. 17 June 2007 MN, JM and JC, all suspected MDC supporters, were allegedly harassed by EL, a Zanu PF cadre, who suspected them to be MDC supporters. 19 June 2007 SN, a member of the opposition was purportedly harassed by KM and LM of the ruling party. It is alleged that the victim who is the MDC parliamentary candidate for the coming elections was blocked from campaigning for his party 22 June 2007 An MDC supporter, WM, of Musita Primary School, was purportedly harassed by MN, of Zanu PF. It is alleged that the victim was barred from. buying some groceries from M’s shop because of his affiliation. Gokwe Chireya 3 June 2007 Opposition supporters, EJ, MP, TG and TM were reportedly harassed by a Zanu PF councillor C, and his subordinates. It is 35
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