By Samuel Takawira
HARARE – Civil society organizations in Zimbabwe have registered their disappointment at the lack of professionalism by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police and have urged government to reign in partisan officers acting as political commissars for Zanu PF.
Speaking at a press conference held in the city on Friday, Phillip Pasirayi the Director of the Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe expressed his dismay over the state police force’s partisan operations.
“We call upon the ZRP to execute its mandate professionally to bring to book all the perpetrators of rights violations without fear or favor. We urge the ZRP to stop harassing civil society organizations who are doing their work in providing goods and services for the good of our country,” said Pasirayi.
He said the raids by police and incarceration of civil society activists is meant to cow civil society into submission ahead of planned elections this year.
“We are shocked by the lack of professionalism by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police who always have excuses as to why they cannot bring perpetrators of political violence to the book,” Pasirayi said.
