By Zvikomborero Parafini
A duo of police officers was dragged to court over the weekend charged with criminal abuse of duty after it reportedly received $16 bribe.
The duo of Tinashe Mapamba and Masimba Kunyongana stationed at Glen Norah police station and Southerton police station respectively was not asked to plead appearing before Harare magistrate Shaine Kubonera.
The court heard that on August 12, Mapamba was off duty while Kunyongana was on suspension and hatched a plan to extort money from citizens in the Matapi area in Mbare where they started patrolling as police officers on duty enforcing Covid-19 regulations.
The duo reportedly approached Didymus Takudzwa Vhavha who was operating his bottle store and threatened to arrest him for violating Covid-19 regulations.
They reportedly then demanded US$10 from him so that they could free him and he did as demanded. They also received US$6 from Florence Chidaushe.
Matapi Police Intelligence Officers who were on surveillance received information that the duo was taking bribes leading to its arrest.
Monalisa Magwenzi appeared for the State. H-Metro
This thugs how can you lose your job for $16 that’s nonsense and bullshit
Yaah ngavasungwe kana kudzingwa basa Zimbabwe yazara humbavha ku south Africa mamwe ma Zimbabweans ndodzatova mbavha dzacho
16 dhora chaiyo kkkkkk
I thought you said $16 billion
Sarcasm at its best..
Zvine chirevo
That’s a pittance when some commit what would literally cost you an arm and a leg and have the audacity to ridicule you
Fire the pick pockets and petty thieves and leave the armed robbers ana Rushwaya nana Obadiah Moyo
The problem ndeyekuti police officers vanoenda pablock vaine target yekuti ndinofanira kuenda kumba neus$50/day.
Ndobasaa ravoo vangoitawo munyama kune vanotodarika ipapo
Says a lot about their salaries if they can be bribed with that small amount..
Doc Suli its a lot of money imagine if they can collect dat amount from different pple
Yet, they promote Henrietta Rushwaya for smuggling our gold 🤣 screw the Captured Police and Judiciary. Zimbabwe is a Criminal Enterprise nxa!