By A Correspondent- A Harare police woman has been arrested for allegedly leaking classified information meant for her superiors to the public, through WhatsApp.

Lorine Mugoronji now faces criminal charges, yet to be disclosed, as well as disciplinary action under the Police Act.

In a statement, National Police Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said officers must always concentrate on their mandate of crime prevention and investigation.

“Constable Lorine Joyce Mugoronji of Harare has been arrested for using the WhatsApp platform to leak police information which was meant for commanders and is now facing both criminal and disciplinary charges.

“ZRP reiterates that the responsibility of police officers on any duty is to concentrate on crime prevention, detection and investigation,” he said.

Asst Comm Nyathi said police officers must not spend time on their cellphones while on duty.

“In this regard, police officers on any deployment point, shall focus on allocated tasks and serve the public according to set standards. Police officers will thus not be allowed to focus on their cellphones at the expense of duty or abuse WhatsApp platforms, Twitter, Facebook or any other social media sites,” he said.

ZRP is on record urging members of the public to desist from abusing social media platforms through recording and posting footage and images of accidents and scenes of murder, among other issues.

-Statemedia