CUT lecturer charged with criminal abuse of office

university, will appear in court today facing criminal abuse of office charges.
He was arrested after receiving trap money in his office.
He is being accused of demanding money from the legal adviser in the Ministry of Energy and Power Development Mr Peter Mufunda who is an MBA student with the Eastern and Southern Management Institute.
Dr Mamimine was hired as a specialist to supervise the student’s dissertation project.
He is alleged to have demanded and accepted a bribe.
Yesterday evening, Dr Mamimine was still in police custody in Chinhoyi.
Police spokesperson Superintendent Andrew Phiri confirmed the arrest saying Dr Mamimine was expected to appear in court today charged with criminal abuse of office.
“A senior lecturer at CUT was arrested on Wednesday in Chinhoyi after receiving US$500 bribe from a student. He is still in our custody and he will appear at Chinhoyi magistrates’ court tomorrow (today).
“He accepted the money with a view to influence the outcome of the dissertation project,” Supt Phiri said.
Supt Phiri urged all students and pupils in colleges, universities and academic schools to report any cases of corruption related to examinations.
“There are several problems of leakage of examinations, bribery, extortion, forced intimacy and other forms of abuse of office by school authorities. We encourage pupils and students to report such cases to the police in a fight against crime in Zimbabwe,” he said.
Mr Mufunda confirmed the development saying he refused to be part of corruption.
“I said no to corruption. That is why I made report to the police,” said Mr Mufunda.