THE Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating allegations
that one of its senior officers is demanding sex and cash of up to $1 000 or
both to deploy traffic officers to lucrative routes.
According to an anonymous message doing the rounds on
social media, a superintendent in charge of the national highway (name
withheld) is also accused of having usurped the role of his subordinates to
execute his plan.
“You may ask the police spokesperson, I am not allowed to
speak to the media,” the officer said in a recent interview.
Police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity
Charamba confirmed the police were probing the allegations.
“We also saw that on social media and we have opened
investigations,” she said.
The message, whose tone suggests it was directed to the officer,
but went viral on social media, accuses the superintendent of demanding $1 000
to assign someone to the highway patrol fleet of Ford Fiestas, the latest
police patrol car.
It suggests that the Bubi-to-Beitbridge stretch of the
highway was the most lucrative and to get that assignment one allegedly pays
the officer $1 000.
“I write this document giving you information about
corruption, which is being done in this special police branch,” reads part of
the document, whose author did not sign.
A similar amount is charged for a section of a road only
described as Simon Mazorodze, Masvingo-Roy-Chiredzi, and the Harare to
Nyamapanda highway, it is alleged.
“He is receiving $500 for Masvingo to Mutare,” alleges the
message posted mostly to groups within the police force.
The superintendent allegedly assumed the duty to deploy
after taking over the role from an Inspector Karonga, who had the
responsibility.
“I won’t hate you (the officer) that’s the truth, you are
receiving money, people are buying roads in your office,” the message by an
anonymous complainant, who claims to having been permanently assigned to
patrolling Harare streets on foot with spikes to throw at motor vehicles, said.
The top cop is also accused of unfairly dismissing some
policemen in his section to create vacancies for his cronies he worked with in
Masvingo.
The message also suggests that the officer had built a
“mansion” in Bulawayo from corruptly acquired funds.
Other allegations are that if a fines target is not met, he
sends officers back to work, even through the night.
The message also names a police constable, whose marriage
broke down after Moyo allegedly proposed to his wife and bought her “a nice
Honda Fit” car. Newsday
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