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Arron Nyamayaro
HARARE Central Police Station has been experiencing a sustained power shortage for the past month, compromising the processing of dockets.
The power challenges are being blamed on vagrants, burning rubbish close to a nearby bus terminus, which has affected power cables feeding the station.
Some cells have been left with neither light nor water.
Such conditions at the capital’s biggest police station increase the likelihood of suspects evading justice or being rushed to court without proper recording of their statements.
National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, said ZESA technicians spent the better part of yesterday working to try and resolve the problem.
“Harare Central Police Station is among the buildings experiencing electricity problems.
“As we speak, ZESA technicians are working to restore power.
“If you may get details from the ZESA regional director.
“We have been informed about a fault close to the bus terminus,” he said.
In August, a fire gutted part of the Harare Central Police Station complex. The officer-in-charge of CID Stores and Business, Stanley Musekiwa, was arrested and charged with theft and malicious damage to property in connection with the fire.
The money had been stolen in Belvedere.
Two police officers, Takaidza Mugwisi and Masimba Stanley Gwasunda, were also arrested.
Musekiwa was accused of keeping US$45 000 in a stove oven.
The cash, along with US$5 000 recovered in different cases, was given to Gwasunda by Musekiwa and was placed in a four-plate stove oven.
Gwasunda is the Exhibit Officer.
Musekiwa and Gwasunda were supposed to place the money in a safe at CID Homicide Harare for safekeeping.
However, on the fateful day, the trio allegedly staged a break-in, stole the money, and set the room on fire.
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