Whistleblowers who make false corruption reports to the
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) will soon be prosecuted, a senior
official has said.
ZACC Commissioner Gabriel Chaibva said they were concerned
with the proliferation of individuals attempting to use the commission to
settle personal scores.
He said this during the National Anti-Corruption Strategy
validation workshop in Masvingo on Monday.
“We are currently revisiting laws and statutes with the
Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and National Prosecuting
Authority (NPA).
“In the near future, there shall be a penalty for those
that supply ZACC with false information.
“It is worrisome that ZACC is inundated with false
corruption reports from politicians, businesspeople and other individuals. This
then will force us to waste our resources in pursuance of the false leads,”
said Commissioner Chaibva.
Commissioner Chaibva, who was flanked by the University of
Zimbabwe economics lecturer Professor Albert Makochekanwa, said some
individuals were accusing their enemies of corruption.
“Now, because of this we don’t rush into arresting parties
in a case before assessing its authenticity.
“That is why at times we take time to deliver the outcome
of the case,” he said.
“Some of these so-called corruption reports are mere
political statements from unscrupulous politicians expecting ZACC to settle
their scores,” Commissioner Chaibva said.
He emphasised the need for tangible evidence in corruption
cases. Herald
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