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Masvingo Masvingo ls ta o T 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1 0 49 108 16 11 11 32 22 417 27 post election violence Type of cases Masvingo had the second highest recorded cases (622) of violations in the post election period. The most prevalent violations were harassment and intimidation (417cases), Assault (108 cases) and kidnappings/abduction (49 cases). Other violations recorded include unlawful detention. The intensity of violence was also high with one murder case, grievous assaults and kidnappings were also recorded in Masvingo. In most of the cases, the main perpetrators of violence were members of the ruling party. Land invasions resurfaced in the province with one case recorded, where the war veterans arrived at Chidza farm, Masvingo Rural on the 6 th of April 2008 and demanded the farm owners to slaughter a sheep for their consumption. The war veterans and youths then went on to allocate themselves pieces of land. The farmer was targeted after a report was made to the chief that the farm owner was celebrating MDC victory in the elections. The ZANU PF youths also allegedly beat up supporters of MDC on April 4, 2008 at Nezvikonde in Zaka and one of them died in the process. In Chiredzi South at Farm 40, it is understood that one MDC supporter, Leo Zembe was forced into a Mazda pick up by unknown youths campaigning for ZANU PF. The youth was forced to join them but he refused. The victim was forced to chant party slogans, remove his party T- Shirt and forced into their car. The youths took turns to beat him with sticks and booted feet. The victim was dropped © The Zimbabwe Peace Project, May 2008 26
faraway from his home and he was asked to name other MDC supporters. The victim was treated at Chiredzi general hospital. Mwenezi ward 13 had already been mapped by ZPP as one of the volatile areas in Masvingo In Masvingo- Mwenezi ward 13 Resettlement area agents of the MDC have been harassed and intimidated by a group of ZANU PF supporters inclusive of a teacher and 8 militia, 15 political activists are allegedly harassing supporters of the MDC who are now living in the bush. © The Zimbabwe Peace Project, May 2008 27
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Page 7 and 8: In most cases the police are not pl
Page 9 and 10: The results of the hotly contested
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Page 19 and 20: This house was allegedly set on fir
Page 21 and 22: Mashonaland Central Mashonaland Cen
Page 23 and 24: The province also recorded cases of
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Page 29 and 30: Simango from Chipinge East had his
Page 31 and 32: In Matebeleland South, the environm
Page 33 and 34: involvement in opposition politics.
Page 35 and 36: Some ZANU PF stalwarts are allegedl
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