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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Staff Reporter<\/b> – A Kwekwe councillor says he was assaulted by a female police officer on his way from council office where he had gone to alert city Director of Works John Mhike about a blocked sewer in his ward.<\/p>\n

Councillor Washington Moyo was being accused of violating the country\u2019s Covid-19 induced lockdown measures through movement without an exemption letter.<\/p>\n

The police officer, Moyo said, told the city father bluntly that residents should learn to cope with blocked sewer during the lockdown period.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was assaulted by a police officer on my way from Civic Centre where I went to alert Engineer Mhike of the sewage which was causing unrest to residents due to continuous blockage,\u201d Moyo narrated.<\/p>\n

He said he met his ordeal while approaching central Kwekwe.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I was about to approach Telecel, I met a soldier in the company of a female police officer. The soldier asked me who I was and my business in town and I told him that I am a councillor,\u201d Moyo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was quick to understand that councillors do work during the lockdown period so that services remain normal, and he passed.<\/p>\n

\u201cA police officer, who was in the company of the soldier but walking a small distance behind confronted me and enquired on the object of my visit into the CBD and I told her.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe however became hostile and started beating me up, saying that I have to teach people from my community to cope up with the situation during lockdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer soldier companion cautioned her and apologised on her behalf,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The councillor then made a police report.<\/p>\n

\u201cI then went to see the officer in charge at Kwekwe Central and explained to him my issue. He also apologised on behalf of his junior,\u201d Moyo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe asked me to get an exemption letter written for me so that I use both council badge and a letter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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