TWO Zimbabwe Republic Police officers have here been
arraigned before Gutu resident magistrate Mr Victor Mahamadi for allegedly
clearing seven stolen cattle.
Vincent Tinarwo, 32, and Rodrey Mukaro, 27, both stationed
in Gutu, were recently arrested after they cleared the beasts allegedly stolen
from Gutu Mission Hospital.
The two were charged with criminal abuse of office. They
were admitted to $300 bail to February 7.
Magistrate Mahamadi said the court would establish whether
or not the two police details followed legal procedures for stock clearance.
Prosecutor Ratchel Murape told the court that on December
29, 2019 at around 3pm, Tinarwo, who was on duty at Gutu Police Station,
received a call from one Kudzai Murima, a well-known cattle buyer who intended
to clear his cattle from Mazongororo Village.
It is the State case that Tinarwo met the cattle buyer at
Hwiru location in Gutu, where they allegedly connived to complete the livestock
clearance book in the absence of the alleged seller Jonathan Mangoro.
On the day in question, three cattle were cleared and were
transported to Masvingo for slaughter.
Furthermore,on January 1, 2020 at around 2pm, the other
police officer, Mukaro received a phone call from the same buyer indicating
that he wanted his four more cattle from Mazongororo village to be cleared.
The two again met at Hwiru where they completed clearance
book (ZRP 392) for the four cattle in absence of the alleged seller of the
cattle Mangoro.
The two officers were both arrested after members of the
public through investigations, got wind that Mangoro never sold any cattle to
Murima and that cattle belonged to authorities at Gutu Mission. H Metro
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