PRESS STATEMENT: RAMPART ABUSE OF PASSENGERS BY STATE SECURITY OFFICERS MUST DESIST

We have been inundated with complaints by passengers, who have experienced abuse on the hands of soldiers and police. In Mabvuku, for instance people who were coming from work were beaten, whilst coming from work. Due to the fact that there is massive transport challenges and ZUPCO lacks the capacity, they had arrived after the curfew time and they were collectively affected together with vendors.

On the 30th and 31st of July there was daylight victimization and physical beating of people at bus ranks in Harare CBD and other places within the city and other cities.

At the same time, there are many private vehicles owners’ who seek to assist stranded commuters end up being made to suffer and adjudged to be on the wrong side of the law, mostly by malfeasent law officers seeking after corrupt gains.

Passengers are struggling to get home on time. ZUPCO must consistently provide buses and they must regularly fumigate their buses, check temperatures and sanitise.

PASSENGERS ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT
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