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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n

They were found guilty of demanding a US$60 weekly bribe from a transport operator in exchange for allowing free passage.<\/p>\n

From January 2022, the officers allegedly extorted bribes from Tafadzwa Bvunzawabaya, a manager at Wolfspack Transport Services.<\/p>\n

On September 15, 2022, a team from Police General Headquarters Harare set up a trap operation using marked US dollar notes.<\/p>\n

The officers accepted the bribe at their station, leading to their arrest and the recovery of the trap money.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

In a separate case, the Harare Magistrates\u2019 Court has convicted two Mbare police officers for corruption.<\/p>\n

Naume Dube (31) and Victoria Shonhiwa (36), constables at Mbare Police Station, were found guilty of criminal abuse of duty. On March 11, 2024, they were caught soliciting US$1 from every motorist passing through the station\u2019s main gate.<\/p>\n

After receiving a tip-off, officers from the Internal Investigations Department set up surveillance and observed the two officers accepting bribes.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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