ZRP sets up anti-corruption committees

demanding bribes from criminal suspects and traffic offenders.
Several police officers in almost every section in the police have been arrested for soliciting for bribes.
Chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena yesterday said the launch of the committees was a resolution made last year at the Senior Officers Conference.
“It was a resolution made that all provinces must establish these committees including the national traffic,” said Snr Asst Comm Bvudzijena.
“These teams have been established to investigate and finalise cases of corruption levelled against officers.”
Although several arrests have been made, Snr Asst Comm Bvudzijena could not disclose the figures.
“Some members have been arrested while others are being investigated but as of now I don’t have the figures,” he said.
He urged members of the public not to participate in any acts of corruption but to report such activities to the police.
Last year, an undisclosed number of traffic cops were fired while 21 others were suspended from the force on allegations of corruption.
Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri recently said traffic officers will remain deployed on the roads carrying out their lawful duties despite allegations of rampant corruption.
This comes in the wake of several people who were alleging that the high presence of police officers on the roads was to take bribes from the people.
Comm-Gen Chihuri said the traffic unit had formed the anti-corruption committees in all provinces to aggressively deal with corruption within its ranks.