Own Correspondent|Exiled former Cabinet Minister and G40 member Professor Jonathan Moyo has hinted that out of office Police Commissioner General Godwin Mataga has been dismissed from the police force.

Moyo claimed that Matanga had been placed on forced leave and that he is not coming back to the force. He claimed that Matanga will be redeployed as an Ambassador and that he is going to be replaced by Deputy Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba.

Writing on his official Twitter page, Moyo said,

Godwin Matanga, Commissioner General of Police, has been sent on leave pending redeployment as an ambassador. This paves the way for the elevation of Deputy Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba, now Acting CGP. Changes at ZRP since the coup, have been dramatic & controversial!

Earlier this month, a number of senior Police Officers including former President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Deputy Commissioner General Innocent Matibiri were retired from the force. All officers in the ZRP who have reached 50 years of age are also being retired.

So far there is no official comment from the authorities on the position of Matanga who is however definitely not at work.