Memorandum
To : Chief Staff Officer Operations
: Chief Staff Officer Crime
From : Officer Commanding Police Mash Central Province
Dated : 15 August 2020
Subject : ARREST OF MEMBERS AT BATANAI ROADBLOCK SITE, BINDURA
1. On 15 August 2020 at about 1530 hours and at Batanai Roadblock along Bindura- Harare Road, Number 056010E Sgt Majatandare and Number 070135H Detective Constable Chigumira were arrested for Contravening Paragraph 35 of the schedule to the Police Act as read with section 29 and 34 of the said Act Chapter 11:10 by a team comprising of Superintendent Mumanyi [Bindura District Superintended Crime and operations], Number 045946Q Chief Inspector Chimano [Acting Provincial Police Intelligence Officer ] and Number 046003C Inspector Gwati [Z.R.P Bindura Police District Intelligence Officer].
2. On the above mentioned date and time, Bindura District received a complaint of corruption by Police Officers manning Batanai Road, Bindura. Acting upon the complaint, a team led by Superintendent Mumanyi was dispatched to check on the activities of Police officers manning the roadblock. Upon arrival the team noticed that the roadblock was manned by number 056010E Sgt Majatandare, Number 070135H Detective Constable Chigumira, Number 988253M Cst Muchekeche , Number 989334 M Cst Muchengeti and Corporal Chigwara of Zimbabwe National Army[ZNA]. Searches were carried out on all members who were manning the roadblock and were found only with the money they had declared upon commencing of their duty and recorded in the Roadblock Occurrence Book.
3. While at the roadblock, the team observed a black jacket which was placed on a chair behind a tree within vicinity of the roadblock site. C/Insp Chimano asked Member in Charge roadblock Sgt Majatandare the owner of the jacket in the presence of Superintendent Mumanyi and other roadblock team members. Sgt Majatandare told C/Insp Chimano that the jacket belonged to Detective Constable Chigumira who was part of the roadblock team and in turn D/C Chigumira acknowledged the ownership of the jacket. D/C Chigumira was asked on how much money was in the jacket and he said that he was not aware.
4. C/Insp Chimano searched the jacket and observed that, the right hand pocket of the jacket contained US$18 with the denominations and serial number on annexure 1 attached.
5. The jacket also contained ZWL $247-00 with the denominations and serial number on annexure 2 attached.
6. The roadblock registers were checked and observed that the money in the jacket was not declared. The money was mixed up in the pocket and had no proper sequential arrangement an indication that there was no proper counting when the money was placed in the jacket pocket.
7. The accused persons are in police custody awaiting court appearance. The money and jacket held as exhibits were handed over to Officer in Charge Bindura Central as Exhibit. Bindura Central Exhibit book Number 63/20.