By Terrence Mawawa, Chiredzi| Three cops based at Ndali Police Station are in trouble after stealing assault fine from an offender.
Munyaradzi Maguwa,Liberty Masvande and John Nyambunga who are all constables appeared before Chiredzi Resident Magistrate Constance Mutandwa facing charges of failing to receipt state money. The three officers were on duty when Herbert Munyame was arrested for assaulting his wife Patience Manjira, leading to his arrest.
He was asked to pay $20 fine and he sold his she-goat and brought the money to the police station. One of the three cops ordered him to leave, the charge office and then the police officers shared the money among themselves. The matter came to light when Munyame failed to produce a receipt as proof of payment of the admission of guilt fine and he narrated the ordeal ,leading to the trio’s arrest. Munyame said the cops threatened him after he insisted he wanted to get the receipt for the admission of guilt fine.
Human rights activists in Chiredzi said the country’s police force comprised of unruly and corrupt elements who did not have professional attributes. “Who will police the police then?
Cases of police officers involved in corruption are sadly on the increase.Such kind of behaviour denigrates the police force,” said a Chiredzi based human rights activist.
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Its unfortunate the authorities are turning a blind eye to criminality happening in the force maybe because they are using it to enrich themselves! The modus operandi they allow to prevail for the force can only breed unruly behaviour among the law enforcers! The police now has so much authority so much that its easy for them to act clandestinely and get away with it. A case in point that is there for all to see is on our roads! The number and spacing of police on our roads bares it all! The authorities are now displaying raw arrogance knowing that the public are under tight grip! One then thinks that the ‘unruly’ South Africans maybe right. No one abuses another person, including police and get away with it always. To me that’s a self checking way of doing things. The level of mistreatment of the public at the hands of the authorities has reached unprecedented levels and it not surprising if the public starts to retaliate. Police are taking people for granted when most of them stay in the same neighbourhood! Yes, as Zimbabweans we love peace but what’s happening isn’t peaceful at all! Kusiri kufa ndekupi? Unonzigara nemota iri mutip top condition iwe uchifambiswa munzira dzakaparara mushure mekubhadhara vehicle licence, toll gate ne road access fee!
Its unfortunate the authorities are turning a blind eye to criminality happening in the force maybe because they are using it to enrich themselves! The modus operandi they allow to prevail for the force can only breed unruly behaviour among the law enforcers! The police now has so much authority so much that its easy for them to act clandestinely and get away with it. A case in point that is there for all to see is on our roads! The number and spacing of police on our roads bares it all! The authorities are now displaying raw arrogance knowing that the public are under tight grip! One then thinks that the ‘unruly’ South Africans maybe right. No one abuses another person, including police and get away with it always. To me that’s a self checking way of doing things. The level of mistreatment of the public at the hands of the authorities has reached unprecedented levels and it not surprising if the public starts to retaliate. Police are taking people for granted when most of them stay in the same neighbourhood! Yes, as Zimbabweans we love peace but what’s happening isn’t peaceful at all! Kusiri kufa ndekupi? Unonzigara nemota iri mutip top condition iwe uchifambiswa munzira dzakaparara mushure mekubhadhara vehicle licence, toll gate ne road access fee!