HARARE
–
A
female
police
officer
who
was
secretly
filmed
taking
petty
bribes
from
suspects
in
the
Harare
city
centre
recently
has
been
arrested
together
with
her
colleague.
In
a
statement
on
Monday,
police
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said
Constables
Mupandira
and
Constable
Chirengendure
are
“clearly
seen
accepting
bribes”.
“Reference
is
made
to
a
video
which
went
viral
on
social
media
in
which
a
female
police
officer
is
clearly
seen
accepting
bribes
from
suspects
while
sitting
on
a
plastic
chair
at
Parkade
Rank
at
the
corner
of
Nelson
Mandela
Street
and
Rezende
Street
in
Harare
Central
Business
District,”
Nyathi
said.
“The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
informs
the
public
that
Constable
Mupandira
and
Constable
Chirengendure
have
been
arrested.
They
are
facing
both
disciplinary
and
criminal
charges.
“The
Commissioner-General
of
Police
does
not
condone
corruption
by
any
police
officer
and
will
ensure
that
the
law
takes
its
course
without
fear
or
favour.”
Corruption
is
rampant
within
Zimbabwe’s
police
force.
While
corruption
related
crimes
have
been
difficult
to
detect
in
the
past,
the
advent
of
social
media
which
has
allowed
some
brave
members
of
the
public
to
secretly
film
cops
taking
bribes
has
added
to
efforts
to
combat
the
cancer.
In
November
last
year,
two
traffic
police
officers,
Sergeant
Chifamba
and
Constable
Gunzva
were
detained
after
a
viral
social
media
video
also
exposed
them
taking
bribes
from
public
transport
vehicles
near
the
Mabvuku
turn-off
along
Harare-Mutare
Road.