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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi has said the police are waiting for formal complaints reports from parastatals and ministries before they can act on those accused of looting public resources. In an interview during a crime consultative committee handover ceremony of a vehicle donated to Zezani Police Station on Tuesday, Minister Mohadi said the police were ready to deal with the looters.
“We are willing to act on the matter as soon as we get formal reports from the affected ministries and parastatals,” he said. “We have been getting the information from the media and you will note that it becomes difficult for us to arrest anyone when there is no complainant.
“It is obvious that corruption is rearing its ugly head in the society and I want to assure the nation that the police are more than ready to deal with issues of graft.”
So far, police have acted on the corruption case pertaining to Air Zimbabwe and the airline’s executives are appearing in court facing charges of fraud and abuse of office.
Minister Mohadi called on the boards and ministries where corruption has been unearthed to come forward with formal reports so that the police could act.
“We also have the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, an independent body which will conduct its own investigations and bring a report which will guide us on the way forward,” he said.
“As Government we are seized with the rise in corruption in the country and we are working on a number of measures to bring the criminals to book.
“Very soon we will be having gadgets that will be recording every transaction at roadblocks with a view to reducing cases of corruption at these points where we are getting a lot of unpleasant reports about some of our officers.”
Online Reporter