| Report on political violence in
Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland
South and Midlands July 29, 2000 |
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Contents « BulawayoHarare Violence against opposition party office bearers and supporters « Case index « Prev case Next case » Case 11: BudiriroThe complainant is the MDC chairperson for Budiriro constituency. Sometime in March but on a day which the complainant cannot specifically remember Zanu (PF) supporters assaulted an MDC supporter, Francis Kagonye. The MDC supporter sought refuge at her house in Budiriro. Following this incident some were instructed to guard her. On 8 May the guards were kidnapped while shopping in Budiriro. They have not been found since then. On the day her security personnel was kidnapped. The complainant fled her house since
she no longer felt secure. On 15 May a group of war veterans broke into her house and
unlawfully removed therefrom certain pieces of furniture. On 16 May on or about 2.00 pm
war veterans returned to her house and set it alight. All property in the house was
destroyed by fire. The property is valued at Police witnessed the whole incident but did not move in as the war veterans were armed with firearms. TOP |