Two Police Officers Convicted for Demanding Weekly Bribe
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The Chinhoyi Magistrates Court has convicted Desire Mangombe (30) and Macdonald Tapesa (32), both traffic officers from ZRP Chinhoyi Traffic, for criminal abuse of office. They were found guilty of demanding a US$60 weekly bribe from a transport operator for allowing free passage.
From January 2022, the officers allegedly extorted bribes from Tafadzwa Bvunzawabaya, a manager at Wolfspack Transport Services. On 15th September 2022, a team from Police General Headquarters Harare set up a trap operation using marked US dollar notes. The officers accepted the bribe at their station, leading to their arrest and the recovery of the trap money. Both officers were convicted under Section 174(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and sentenced to 490 hours of community service.
In a separate case, the Harare Magistrates’ Court has convicted two Mbare police officers for corruption. Naume Dube (31) and Victoria Shonhiwa (36), constables at Mbare Police Station, were found guilty of criminal abuse of duty. On 11th March 2024, they were caught soliciting US$1 from every motorist passing through the station’s main gate. After receiving a tip-off, officers from the Internal Investigations Department set up surveillance and observed the two officers accepting bribes.
Dube was found with US$80 in her shirt pockets, while Shonhiwa had US$40. A list of motor vehicle registration numbers was also recovered. The officers were arrested and handed over to the Police Anti-Corruption Unit. The US$120 and the list of vehicles were presented in court as evidence.
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