Report on political violence in Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands

July 29, 2000


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Violence against opposition party office bearers and supporters

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Case 10: Budiriro
I was coming from a rally and they took me to Gladys Hokoyo’s place. It was a Sunday, before the Easter weekend - I think it may have been 16 April. They tortured me and I pretended to look like I had died and so they left me close to her house. They beat me with sticks and tied strings tightly around my neck and penis. Hokoyo was not there but the moment she arrived she took me to the police station and she said I had gone to her house to stone and set the house on fire. Police arrested me. I only know one of the Zanu (PF) guys who was there. Since then there was a visit to my home during my absence, of about six guys in the Twincab, which is Hokoyo’s car. I have moved from there to another house.  TOP